ABINGDON, Va. (AP) – Federal authorities have announced that a Massachusetts man had been arrested as part of an attack on the Appalachian Trail, making one dead and another seriously injured.

US lawyer Thomas Cullen said Sunday in a press release that James L. Jordan, 30, of West Yarmouth, Mass., Was arrested early Saturday and charged with murder and assault.

The Wythe County Sheriff's Office said Saturday in a statement that two hikers reported that a man with a machete was attacking people. The federal version does not identify the weapon but describes the attack as a "deadly gun".

Authorities say the federal charges against Jordan will be formally filed on Monday and that the country will appear for the first time in the US District Court in Abingdon.

It was not clear Sunday if Jordan had a lawyer.

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