A North Carolina man is accused of being booted from a bar and returning 30 minutes later with a “large machete” and a pair of brass knuckles, which he used to try to kill a patron who got him kicked out, police say.
Matthew King, 39, is charged with attempted first-degree murder, assault with a deadly weapon, and assault with a deadly weapon with intent to kill or inflicting serious injury in connection with the Aug. 9 incident, according to online records.
King’s arrest affidavit details how he allegedly got into a “verbal altercation” with another man inside The Public House at 300 S Brevard St. in Uptown Charlotte at around 2 a.m. before being kicked out by employees after the dispute “became physical,” per police…