‘Weed wacker’ is used as weapon in attack, causing serious injuries, NC cops say

A weed trimmer was used as a “deadly weapon” in an assault, and the victim suffered seriously injuries, according to investigators in North Carolina.

It happened Tuesday, Dec. 9, near Asheboro, about a 70-mile drive west from Raleigh, the Randolph County Sheriff’s Office said in a news release.

The suspect, 37-year-old Casey Garland Jarrell, is accused of “willfully and feloniously” assaulting Terry Simmons “with a ‘weed wacker,’ a deadly weapon, inflicting serious injury,” the arrest warrant says.

Emergency medical staff were summoned to a site on Poole Town Road to “evaluate the victim due to the injuries.” The attack occurred at another location, officials said.

Investigators have not released details of a motive.

Jarrell was arrested Dec. 10 at his Asheboro home and charged with felony assault with a deadly weapon resulting in serious injuries, records show. Bond was set at $150,000.

Weed whackers – also known as weed wackers, weed eaters and grass trimmers – operate with a cord that spins at “speeds of up to 10,000 rpm, making them extremely sharp and dangerous,” Safety Talker reports. “Weed whackers can easily cut through skin and flesh, causing lacerations,” the workplace safety site says.

This story was originally published December 11, 2025 at 8:04 AM.