DENNIS — Dennis Police arrested a Dennis Port man Tuesday after a fight involving a machete in a West Dennis parking lot.
Police were dispatched to a parking lot on Route 28 in West Dennis at an undisclosed time Tuesday for a report of a fight in progress.
Officers were unable to locate an active altercation upon arrival but were approached by witnesses who said a fight had occurred between three males that involved a machete.
After a brief investigation, officers developed probable cause to arrest Mervyn Nesbeth of Dennis Port for two counts of assault and battery with a dangerous weapon.
Nesbeth was located a short time later and taken into custody.
He was arraigned on the charges at Orleans District Court on Wednesday.
The investigation is ongoing.
