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Florida men charged after machete, hatchet fight in Publix parking lot
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Key Points:
- Two Florida men, Everette Krichbaum and James Gay, were charged with aggravated battery following an armed altercation involving a machete and a hatchet in a Publix parking lot on August 4, reportedly over a love interest.
- Police identified Gay as the primary aggressor, who initially approached Krichbaum, engaged in a verbal dispute, and then struck him with a machete; Krichbaum responded by swinging a hatchet.
- Both men sustained serious injuries and were hospitalized; Gay suffered a deep cut and a puncture wound, while Krichbaum had multiple lacerations and lost consciousness after being hit on the head.
- James Gay has a prior violent criminal history, including a 2011 conviction for aggravated battery in the killing of a teenager, for which he served prison time and was released in June 2024.
- As of August 7, both men remain in Bay County Jail, with Gay representing himself and Krichbaum's legal representation unknown.
