Man suspected in machete attack previously fired crossbow

(AP) — An eastern Missouri man being sought for an attack with a machete had a previous conviction for firing a crossbow and assault rifle at an acquaintance. 

The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that 31-year-old Ted Treece of High Ridge was charged in at-large warrants Wednesday with first-degree assault and armed criminal action. 

He is accused of hitting a man with a machete inside a House Springs convenience store on Tuesday. 

The victim was not badly injured. 

Court records show that Treece was convicted and placed on probation for firing a crossbow and assault rifle at an acquaintance in 2018. The man suffered a hand injury. 

Treece was accused last month of a probation violation.