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Ohio Man Held After Mistaken Identity Machete Attack Kills Motorcycle Passenger

Kenneth Brabant faces multiple charges after mistaking a motorcycle passenger for his daughter’s ex, killing her with a machete.

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Overview

  • The attack occurred around 10:32 p.m. on June 22 when Kenneth Brabant threw a machete at a passing motorcycle near a Camden, Ohio, home.
  • Leigha Huff, 41, of Middletown, was struck in the leg by the blade and died at the scene from the wound.
  • Brabant’s daughter had placed a 911 call minutes earlier reporting her ex-boyfriend riding a motorcycle near her house, prompting the fatal misidentification.
  • Investigators confirmed that neither Huff nor the motorcycle driver had any connection to Brabant’s daughter or her ex-boyfriend.
  • Brabant remains held in the Preble County Jail on a $1 million bond and faces charges including murder, tampering with evidence, and felonious assault.