Medford Man, Malden Teen Meet Machete During Botched Robbery

LYNN, MA – A Medford man and Malden teen accused of trying to rob a Lynn home ran into the homeowner – and his machete. Evan Luongo told WCVB he was in bed around 8 p.m. Monday when he heard the break-in and grabbed the blade.

Luongo, who told the network he has a shaved head, "crazy" beard, works out and is covered in tattoos, was standing in his underwear with a machete in-hand when he found the teens in his office.

Despite allegedly being armed with a BB gun and a knife, they complied with Luongo's order to get on the floor while he called the police, WCVB reported. Adelson Fedna, 19, of Medford, the teen were charged with armed burglary.

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