Man charged in Chinatown hatchet attack
Prosecutors charged a 64-year-old homeless man in a hatchet attack on two men in Chinatown early Thursday morning.
Norman Coldron is scheduled to make an initial appearance in District Court Friday to face two charges of second-degree assault and a probation violation.
His bail was set at $20,000.
The incident occurred on Nuuanu Avenue at 2 a.m. Thursday when the suspect struck two men with an hatchet during an argument.
Paramedics treated a 52-year-old man for cuts to an arm and took him to the hospital in stable condition.
The other victim, a 54-year-old man, did not need medical treatment, police said.
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