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Man charged with threatening woman with pick-axe in Pasco County

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Posted at 11:52 AM, Oct 28, 2019
and last updated 2019-10-28 11:52:10-04

PASCO COUNTY, Fla. -- A Florida man is charged with Aggravated Assault after an incident involving a pick-axe Sunday.

According to the Pasco County Sheriff's Office, 32-year-old Jeffrey Fatkin was arrested along Peace Boulevard in Spring Hill on Sunday evening.

According to an arrest report, during some sort of altercation, the victim claims Fatkin retrieved a pick-axe from his vehicle and walked towards the victim, saying "am I going to have to put this through you, too?"

The victim says she feared Fatkin was going to "slaughter" her and her family inside the home.