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TESTIMONY INDICATES MAN ADMITTED TO MACHETE MURDER

(Eaton, OH)--A Preble County man accused of murder appeared in court for the first time Wednesday.  Captain Shane Hatfield testified that Kenneth Brabant admitted to causing the death of Leigha Huff when he swung a machete at her as she passed by his home on a motorcycle.  Hatfield also testified that Brabant had no connection to the victim.  After the incident, Brabant hid the machete in the woods behind his Gratis-area home.  He later drew a map that led investigators to the murder weapon.  Brabant is still in jail on a million-dollar bond.