An Alabama father is on the verge of death after a vicious individual brutally attacked him in downtown Tucson earlier this month, and his family needs your help.
As KOLD-TV reported, Jacob Couch and his wife Kristen were sitting on a bus bench on the corner of 6th and Broadway when an unknown man walked up to them and started yelling for some reason.
Court records say Jacob, the father of two children, started arguing with the crazed man when tragedy stuck. Police say the man, 25-year-old Tucson resident Daniel Michael, hit Jacob in the neck with what Kristen described as a machete-type knife.
Jacob started bleeding uncontrollably after being slashed in the neck. Jacob’s Sister-In-Law Erica Sims revealed that the weapon “cut the artery in the back of his neck in half and went so deep that it hit his skull.”
Jacob is at Banner University Medical Center on life support in the ICU. He and his wife were traveling by bus from California back home to Alabama after a vacation but decided to stop in Tucson first to explore the area.
Court documents say police obtained video surveillance showing Michael walking away from the scene as if nothing happened. After reviewing the footage, investigators identified him as the man responsible.
According to KOLD-TV, court documents reveal that police confronted Michael at his apartment three days later with the evidence. The documents also show that investigators discovered a hatchet matching the weapon used in the attack, as well as the clothes worn during the incident.
Michael initially denied any involvement before telling police he had been drinking heavily and did not remember anything. He then finally admitted to attacking Jacob after being confronted with surveillance footage.
Jacob’s younger brother, Luke Couch, says Jacob will likely perish due to Michael’s alleged action.
“He’s not expected to make it right now,” said Luke Couch. “We’ve just been taking it how we can.”
Michael has so been charged with two counts of aggravated assault according to KOLD-TV. If Jacob dies, state homicide charges are expected to be filed.
Sims has launched a GoFundMe to help Jacob and his loving family as he fights for survival. Please click HERE to donate
Michael is currently being held on a $1 million bond. So far, no fundraisers have been launched in his ‘honor.’