Woman charged with 2nd-degree assault for hitting Carlton man in head with machete

CARLTON – A woman is facing multiple charges, including second-degree assault, for allegedly hitting a man in the head with a machete, the Orleans County Sheriff’s Office reported today.

Deputies were called to Heritage Meadows Apartments on Baker Road at 1:25 a.m. on Sunday after a 911 caller said a 32-year-old man was unconscious and bleeding from the head.

Deputies arrived and located a man with a laceration to the back of his head. He had been in an altercation with Katelyn Jimenez, 31, whose last known address is in Batavia, said Rob Riemer, chief deputy for the Sheriff’s Office.

After allegedly hitting the man in the head with a machete, Jimenez then went into another apartment at Heritage Meadows to hide. Deputies were let into that apartment and found her hiding behind a couch. She was then placed under arrest without incident, Riemer said.

A machete was located in the apartment. The injured man was transported to Strong Memorial Hospital by ambulance. He was treated for the laceration to his head and released.

Jimenez, a former Medina resident, was charged with assault 2nd degree (Class D-Felony), criminal possession of a weapon 3rd degree (Class D-Felony), criminal possession of a weapon 4th Degree (Class A-Misdemeanor) and criminal impersonation 2nd degree (Class A-Misdemeanor).

Jimenez was taken to Orleans County Jail where she was processed and held for CAP Court arraignment. She also had several outstanding warrants from the Medina Police Department and Genesee County Sheriff’s Office.