What started out as a “play fight” turned into much more after a man allegedly brandished a machete at a group of people Saturday night at a Vancouver residence, court records show.
Triple-E S. Eram, 32, of Portland appeared Monday in Clark County Superior Court on suspicion of first-degree assault. The alleged victim, identified in court records as 42-year-old Justin Wasberg, is facing an allegation of provoking an assault.
Eram, Wasberg and others were play fighting in a garage in the 2400 block of Neals Lane when an unknown male shocked Wasberg with a device. Eram and others further assaulted Wasberg, according to a probable cause affidavit.
Two women heard the assault and came to help. Eram allegedly grabbed a machete and swung it at Wasberg and the women, stating, “I’m going to kill you,” the affidavit said.
