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 with his wife, Kristen, in Tucson, Arizona when 25-year-old Daniel Michael confronted the pair and attacked them unprovoked. He is fighting for his life.”
According to Pima County court documents obtained by 13 News, the incident took place on April 25. The court documents indicate that Couch sustained a major wound to the back of his neck after being struck with a hatchet.
“Seeing your husband get almost decapitated and being the only one to help like it’s, hard,” Kristen Couch, the victim’s wife, told 13 News. Luke Couch, Jacob Couch’s brother, told the outlet, “He’s not expected to make it right now. We’ve just been taking it how we can.”
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According to a GoFundMe page launched by the 32-year-old victim’s family, Jacob Couch remains in “critical condition” in the ICU at Banner University Medical Center, which is located in Tucson.
Erica Sims, the victim’s sister-in-law, said, “The injury cut the artery in the back of his neck in half it went so deep that it hit his skull.”
According to 13 News, law enforcement officials were able to use surveillance cameras to identify Michael as the suspect responsible for the recent attack. The outlet reported that law enforcement officials located Michael at his home just three days following the incident and that officials discovered the clothes Michael wore and the hatchet he used in the attack at his apartment.
Court records obtained by 13 News show that the 25-year-old suspect has been charged with two counts of aggravated assault. The outlet noted that Michael could face additional charges, including a state homicide charge, if Couch dies from his injuries. 13 News reported that Michael currently remains in custody at Pima County Jail on a $1 million bond.
