Man arrested, charged after alleged machete threats

HARRISON COUNTY – A man has been charged with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and resisting arrest after he allegedly made threats with a machete toward a family member and deputies. According to our news partner KETK, officials say Harrison County deputies were dispatched to P.R. 1329 after being told Bryon Nelson was upset and angry and that he had assaulted a family member. The complainant reportedly told deputies that Nelson grabbed a machete and made threats, including holding the machete against them. According to officials, deputies tried to contact Nelson but he retreated into a building still armed with the machete.

Deputies said Nelson refused to come out and made multiple threats towards law enforcement, which resulted in activation of the Harrison Emergency Response Team. After arriving on scene, the team deployed non-lethal tactics and Nelson was safely captured, according to officials.