Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police said 27-year-old Reginald Jakes was arrested Friday.
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The incident occurred around 3:30 p.m. Wednesday, when a man pulled out a machete and attacked two people on a Charlotte Area Transit System bus.
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Both people were taken to the hospital with injuries that are said not to endanger their lives.
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Jakes was found south of downtown and interviewed before being transferred to the Mecklenburg County Sheriff’s Office. It is not known if he has a lawyer.
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Novant Health Presbyterian Medical Center, which is located near the scene of the incident, was closed after the attack, but a hospital spokeswoman said the man never entered the building.
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