Man hacked in neck at Tucson bus stop
- An Alabama man, Jacob Couch, was attacked with a hatchet at a Tucson bus stop on April 12, leaving him on life support at Banner University Medical Center.
- Daniel Michael, 25, was arrested three days after the attack and charged with aggravated assault after allegedly confessing to drinking before the incident.
- Couch's family started a GoFundMe to cover medical costs, which raised almost $40,000 by April 15.
- As of April 14, Couch was showing no signs of life, with his family stating he was in critical condition in intensive care.
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Brother of man nearly decapitated at Arizona bus stop by hatchet wielding suspect speaks out
A hatchet-wielding suspect nearly decapitated 32-year-old Jacob Couch at a Tuscon, Arizona, bus stop earlier this month while he was traveling with his wife back home to their native Alabama.
Father 'nearly decapitated' by hatchet-wielding man; victim in critical condition
A 32-year-old father of two was “nearly decapitated in front of his wife” earlier this month by a “hatchet-wielding menace” in Tucson, Arizona. A GiveSendGo fundraiser page states, “A father of two was nearly decapitated in front of his wife and left in critical condition by a hatchet-wielding menace as the couple were in the middle of a cross-country trip home — one year after their son’s death. Jacob Couch, 32, was sitting on a bus stop bench …
Father Almost Decapitated By Man With Hatchet At Bus Stop, Fighting For His Life
A young man en route back home to Alabama with his wife was viciously attacked by an assailant with a hatchet that severed an artery in his neck as they waited at a bus stop in Tucson, Arizona. Jacob Couch, 32, a father of two young teenagers, was waiting at the bus stop with his ...
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