Man with machete arrested after barricade

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A man was arrested Wednesday after he allegedly tried to assault his daughter-in-law and then barricaded himself inside a Silver Spring home with a machete.

Montgomery County police said 59-year-old Jose Felix Castillo tried to assault his 23-year-old daughter-in-law at about 9:15 a.m. Wednesday. The woman and her 6-month-old child escaped from the home about 15 minutes later.

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