HENRIETTA, Mo. (KCTV) - A dispute between neighbors escalated over the weekend as it devolved to machete-throwing, landing a Missouri man behind bars.

Ray County, Missouri, Circuit Court records filed on Friday, Oct. 3, indicate that Roy G. Gardner III, 38, of Henrietta, has been charged with assault and armed criminal action.

A probable cause statement filed by the Ray County Sheriff’s Office revealed that around 5:25 p.m. on Thursday, emergency crews were called to an area home with reports of a disturbance.

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When first responders arrived, they said they found a woman who reported that Gardner had emerged from a nearby wooded area. He allegedly began to threaten and hurl obscenities at her befor

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