Machete attack leaves victim badly wounded

Two-hour manhunt ends in capture of suspect

Columbia County deputies and state troopers hold their positions on U.S. Highway 90 on Tuesday. The search for Gooch took roughly two hours. (COURTESY CCSO)
Columbia County deputies and state troopers hold their positions on U.S. Highway 90 on Tuesday. The search for Gooch took roughly two hours. (COURTESY CCSO)

A machete-wielding assailant attacked a man at a home on Southwest Creekside Lane on Tuesday morning, then led law enforcement on a two-hour manhunt before being taken into custody, according to the C…