Crime & Safety

Police: Fredericksburg Man Chased Woodbridge Victim With Machete

Bahram Bahramipanah, 50, is now charged with brandishing a machete.

A Fredericksburg man faces charges after he chased a victim with a machete during an argument, Prince William County Police said. 

Bahram Bahramipanah, 50, of Bellehaven Court, is charged with brandishing a machete. 

Police said that Bahramipanah and a 19-year-old Woodbridge man—who were strangers to one another—began to argue around 8:42 a.m. Friday on the 13900 block of Jefferson Davis Highway in Woodbridge. When the dispute escalated, Bahramipanah grabbed a machete out of his car and chased the victim, police said. The victim was not injured. 

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Bahramipanah was arrested following an investigation. He was released on a summons. 

The information in this article was provided by the Prince William County Police Department. Where arrests are mentioned, it does not indicate a conviction. 

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