Suspect in Dundalk road rage incident charged with three counts of attempted murder

What began as a road rage incident in Dundalk, Maryland, on the evening of September 16 ended with four people being injured and one man being charged with attempted murder and additional violent crimes.

On September 17, Baltimore County Police responded to multiple calls regarding a stabbing on North Point Road at Merritt Boulevard around 9 p.m.   When police arrived at the scene, they found four adult males suffering from lacerations. All four were transported to area hospitals with non-life-threatening wounds.

The police investigation indicated that two vehicles, a Toyota Corolla and a Toyota pickup truck, were involved in a road rage incident that began on Eastern Boulevard and ended with a confrontation on North Point Road between the driver of the truck and three occupants of the Corolla. The driver of the truck produced a utility knife and assaulted the three other men, also incurring a laceration himself during the altercation.

The Baltimore County Police Violent Crimes Unit took over the police investigation and on September 18, released the booking photo of Cristian Isaac Cardona Mejia, 24, who was listed as residing in the 1000 block of Middlesex Road, in Essex, Maryland.

Cardona Mejia was charged with three counts of attempted first-degree murder, three counts of first-degree assault, and use of a dangerous weapon with intent to injure in that road rage incident.  He was being held on no bail status at the Baltimore County Detention Center pending a bail review hearing.

(Source: Baltimore County Police)

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