Roommates Facing Charges After Fight, Injuries

Roommates Facing Charges After Fight, Injuries

A pair of roommates in Chippewa Falls are both facing charges after police say they fought each other with gas and a machete.

Robert Lybert is accused of pouring gasoline on Matthew Blake earlier this month at their home in Chippewa Falls. Police say Blake then hit Lybert with a 15-inch machete to stop him from lighting the house on fire. Police say Lybert is also accused of throwing a woman and a baby across the room. Lybert had to be flown to the hospital in Minnesota because of his machete wounds. Both are facing charges in Chippewa County court.

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