{"id":2673,"date":"2026-07-03T10:34:57","date_gmt":"2026-07-03T10:34:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/charlotterelocationguide.com\/?p=2673"},"modified":"2026-07-03T10:34:57","modified_gmt":"2026-07-03T10:34:57","slug":"man-pulls-sword-and-attacks-during-argument-over-dirty-floors-nc-sheriff-says","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/charlotterelocationguide.com\/?p=2673","title":{"rendered":"Man pulls sword and attacks during argument over dirty floors, NC sheriff says"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/DavidsonCoSheriffsOffice\/posts\/pfbid0tujbD5L3VLV9Jjf1vxxTb5tW7rsaz4rSrefLFyvKUwtsnnRiBrnkiUm7gknjfk8Fl\" rel=\"Follow\" target=\"_blank\">sword attack<\/a> left a North Carolina man seriously wounded, and an investigation has revealed the motive was equally unusual, deputies say.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/charlotterelocationguide.com\/?p=2671\">Months after viral video backlash, McDonald\u2019s CEO joins Duke Board of Trustees<\/a><\/p>\n<p>It happened Wednesday, July 1, at a rural home on Pears Hart Lane near Lexington, the Davidson County Sheriff\u2019s Office said in a news release.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDeputies found the 61-year-old adult male victim suffering from a major laceration to his face and head from being struck with a large sword,\u201d the sheriff\u2019s office said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThrough their investigation, deputies determined Jimmy Winstead &#8230; struck the male victim with a sword over an earlier disagreement because he had not swept or mopped the floor. The victim was transported to Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center where he is in stable condition.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/charlotterelocationguide.com\/?p=2670\">As July 4 weekend begins, NC forecasters warn of extreme heat, poor air quality<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Winstead, 27, was arrested and charged with felony assault with a deadly weapon inflicting serious injury with the intent to kill, the sheriff\u2019s office said.<\/p>\n<p>He lives at the home where the attack occurred, according to court documents.<\/p>\n<p>An arrest warrant describes the weapon as a broadsword, a term applied to \u201cvarious swords with broad blades,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/swordis.com\/blog\/broadswords\/?srsltid=AfmBOopd5WonYRaMRO9pQnBBd0iSVg6hKrqC_2WAabZcjLJsfxsrsV-r\" rel=\"Follow\" target=\"_blank\">according to Swordis.com.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/charlotterelocationguide.com\/?p=2668\">New York Knicks\u2019 Josh Hart Seemingly Shuts Down Taylor Swift Wedding Rumor<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Lexington is about a 60-mile drive northeast from uptown Charlotte.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dispute over dirty floors in home ends with man pulling broadsword and attacking another man, North Carolina sheriff says. 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