Rochester Man Charged in St. Paul Street Machete Attack on Teen
Steven McFadden-Sanchez, 44, faces charges including attempted murder, assault and rape. He has not been tried, and the case has not been resolved.
3 reports on this incident · first at Aug 19, 2026, 7:26 a.m. ET
Earlier reports
Aug 19, 2026, 7:53 a.m. ET
Rochester Man Charged in St. Paul Street Machete Attack; Case Undecided
Steven McFadden-Sanchez, 44, of Rochester, has been charged with attempted murder, assault, and rape, according to reporting by wham1180.iheart.com.
The case is at the charging stage. It has not been resolved, no court has ruled on the accusations, and no finding of guilt has been made. Charges are allegations, and McFadden-Sanchez is untried and presumed innocent.
Court papers reported by wham1180.iheart.com state that McFadden-Sanchez intended to kill or seriously injure a 16-year-old girl when he slashed her with a machete inside a house on St. Paul Street. The papers state he struck the victim above her eye, on the back of her head, and on her arm and leg.
Those accounts are the allegations set out in the charging documents, not established facts. The available record ends at the charging stage; anyone reading this later should not take it as the outcome of the case, which remains undecided.
Aug 19, 2026, 7:26 a.m. ETFirst report
Rochester Man Charged in St. Paul Street Machete Attack
Steven McFadden-Sanchez, 44, of Rochester, has been charged with attempted murder, assault, and rape, according to reporting by wham1180.iheart.com. The case is developing and the matter remains undecided at the charging stage. Charges are allegations and the accused is presumed innocent.
According to court papers reported by wham1180.iheart.com, McFadden-Sanchez intended to kill or seriously injure a 16-year-old girl when he slashed her with a machete inside a house on St. Paul Street. Court papers say the strikes occurred above her eye, on the back of her head, and on her arm and leg.
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