A WATSONVILLE MAN WAS ARRESTED ON WEDNESDAY. AT ABOUT 5 P-M, A WOMAN WAS CHASED INTO A RESTAURANT ON THE 19 HUNDRED BLOCK OF FREEDOM BOULEVARD BY A MAN WIELDING A MACHETE. 3 FEMALE COWORKERS SHIELDED THE WOMAN UNTIL POLICE ARRIVED AND DISARMED THE ASSAILANT. 35 YEAR OLD RIGOBERTO RODRIGUEZ WAS BOOKED INTO SANTA CRUZ COUNTY JAIL ON ASSAULT WITH A DEADLY WEAPON, BATTERY ON A PEACE OFFICER AND RESISTING ARREST CHARGES.
