Jamaican reggae artist Major Mackerel was slashed Sunday on the head, arm and hand by a neighbor wielding a two-foot-long sword, the musician and police said.
Major Mackerel, who attracted some recognition in the 1980s and 1990s as a dancehall reggae artist, was seen hours after the attack returning to his Brooklyn home. He had white bandages crowning his dreadlocks and wrapped around one hand, a wrist and elbow.
"I had a fight and I got cut," Major Mackerel told the Daily News.
The reggae artist, whose real name is Garfield Dixon, said he got into a fight earlier in the day with a neighbor, identified by police as Oscar Joseph, outside a two-story brick house on East 91st Street where they live on separate floors.
Dixon's girlfriend, Novia Watson, said that Joseph was angry because he believed Dixon had flirted with his wife, but the musician denied ever bothering the woman.
Police said they were called to the house about 8 a.m., where they recovered the sword and arrested the 37-year-old Joseph on charges of assault with intent to cause serious injury with a weapon and menacing.
There was no phone listing for Joseph at the address.
Source: sfgate
Posted on October 5, 2009 14:16
Bwoy major Mackerel the man tek yuh name literally and waah mince yuh up and cook yuh lol...come home me artiste
Posted on October 5, 2009 14:41
yow ah this mornin' mi doops call mi from brooklyn an ah tell mi seh mackerel get chop wid a sword, mi couldnt beleive it. OUTAROAD UNNUH DEH PON UNNUH GAME , LOVE IT!!
Posted on October 5, 2009 20:35
I saw this on Fox 5 news and I was a bit surprised that something like that happened in BK to Major Mackerel...The reporter made it sound little funny too. LOL. Thank God he was not more seriously injured.
Posted on October 6, 2009 00:24
I hope major mackerel recover well. I also hope he was innocent of the charge against him by that fool. So now the fool going to prison and another man will have his woman.
Posted on October 6, 2009 01:10
brooklyn man nuh easy
Posted on October 8, 2009 15:17
boy major u need fi get some samurai training and turn samurai ninja makerel
Posted on October 12, 2009 03:15
wah macrel should a shoot up him b*mboclath lucky mi neva deh deh