Homeless machete attacker released from Maine prison arrested again for knife attack in Portland park

A homeless man who was charged in January with attacking people with a machete outside a Portland apartment complex was arrested again earlier this week on assault and disorderly conduct charges.

Ahmed Hussein Ismail, 38, described as “homeless” in a Portland police news release in February, was arrested in Portland on Tuesday and charged with assault and disorderly conduct.

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As of Thursday morning, Ismail has been held in the Cumberland County Jail on $1,500 bail.

According to a Portland police spokesman, Ismail was arrested at the baseball field near Deering Oaks Park.

“[H]He attacked someone with a knife,” the spokesman said. “Based on our records, we believe he is still homeless.”

On January 31, 2023, shortly after 9 p.m., Portland Police responded to a report of a fight at 211 Cumberland Ave. (Franklin Towers).

According to police, a man was involved in the altercation who “walked around the building with a machete and attacked people.”

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The alleged attacker, Ahmed Ismail, was tracked down by police and charged with assault, criminal threatening with a dangerous weapon and violating release conditions.

Following his arrest, Ismail was booked into the Cumberland County Jail and charged with illegal possession of a Class “W” drug and trafficking in prison contraband.