Two men were arrested Tuesday by Salt Lake County sheriff's deputies after investigators say they attacked a teenager with a medieval battle ax.
The key to catching the men was their apparent affiliation with Juggalos.
The men, both 21, were booked into the Salt Lake County Jail for investigation of aggravated assault. The two were at the home of a 17-year-old Kearns boy at about 4:30 a.m.
One of the men was jealous of the victim text messaging a girl, according to jail documents. He also believed he contracted a sexually transmitted disease from the girl, which she in turn got from the victim, jail documents state.
During the altercation with the victim, that man stabbed the teen with a knife and the other man struck him with a medieval battle ax type of weapon in the back of his neck, said Salt Lake County Sheriff's Lt. Paul Jaroscak. Doctors needed about 300 stitches to close the wound, he said. He was last listed in critical condition at a local hospital.
"The detective investigating the case said the ax could have very well have decapitated him," Jaroscak said.
The weapon used has also been described as a four-sided "warrior's ax," according to the sheriff's office.
aw fuck, I meant AIDS infested Juggalos nearly decapitate man with battle-ax. Don't know where the "wo" part came from.