ABINGDON, Va. — Federal authorities say a Massachusetts man has been arrested in an attack on the Appalachian Trail in Virginia that left one person dead and another severely injured.
U.S. Attorney Thomas Cullen said in a news release Sunday that 30-year-old James L. Jordan of West Yarmouth, Massachusetts, was arrested early Saturday and charged with murder and assault.
The Wythe County Sheriff's Office said in a statement Saturday that two hikers reported a man with a machete was attacking people. The federal release doesn't identify the weapon but describes the attack as a "deadly stabbing."
Jordon was also arrested last month in Tennessee and charged with threatening people on the Appalachian Trail there with an ax.
Jordan reportedly went by the name of "Sovereign."
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He received probation in that case and was ordered to pay fines.
Authorities say the federal charges against Jordan will be filed officially on Monday and Jordan will have a first appearance in U.S. District Court in Abingdon.
It wasn't clear Sunday if Jordan has an attorney.