Gainesville woman arrested after alleged hatchet attack

A Gainesville woman is booked into the Hall County jail on assault charges: 40 year-old Rachel Millwood is accused of hitting a man in the head with a hatchet during an argument outside a laundromat in Gainesville. Injuries to the victim were described as serious.

From WSB TV…

A woman has been charged after an argument that escalated into an alleged hatchet attack.

The incident happened Thursday around 7:40 p.m. at a laundromat in the 300 block of Atlanta Highway in Gainesville.

The Hall County Sheriff’s Office (HCSO) said Rachel Michelle Millwood, 40, and a man got into an argument that turned into a physical fight.

Millwood reportedly hit the man in the head with a hatchet.

He was taken to the hospital with severe injuries.

Gainesville Police detained Millwood at a location on Lyman Street.

She was arrested by HCSO and charged with aggravated assault.

Millwood remains in the Hall County jail with no bond.

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