North Carolina man accused of using chainsaw to threaten person

RALEIGH, NC (WTVD) — Police have arrested the person who reportedly used a chainsaw to menace a victim in Raleigh Saturday night.

Authorities said officers responded to the 2500 block of South Saunders Street around 9 p.m. on Saturday. A man had been using a chainsaw to menace a victim and left in a dark passenger vehicle, police say.

The man, identified as Jacob Matthew Vanderburg, 27, of Raleigh, was charged with attempted kidnapping, larceny of a firearm, aggravated assault and damage to property charges.

Just before 1:30 p.m. Sunday, Raleigh police said the person linked to the incident was taken into custody along the 200 block of Mickelson Ridge Drive in Garner.