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Police in Hickory, North Carolina, have identified a man accused of swinging an ax at a woman while wearing a clown costume.
An arrest warrant was issued for Jimmy Raybon, 31, of Connelly Springs, and he turned himself in Wednesday on a charge of assault with a deadly weapon. He is scheduled to be in court Friday.
Hickory police spokeswoman Chrystal Dieter said the man came to the woman's Hickory house around 4:30 a.m. Friday wearing a clown mask and a multicolored wig.
Authorities say the man didn't hurt the woman, and she was able to remove his mask and recognized him as an acquaintance before he left.
A motive for the attack was not immediately clear.
