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Chili Man Arrested in Road Rage Incident that Ended in Wegmans Parking Lot
Spectrum Local News ^ | 10/24/19 | Spectrum News Staff

Posted on 10/25/2019 5:58:27 AM PDT by AbolishCSEU

Gates police have charged a Chili man with attempted murder in a road rage incident that turned into a fight, leaving a Gates man with serious stab wounds to the neck and leg.

Officers said Levar Merritt, 42, is charged with second-degree attempted murder, third-degree criminal possession of a weapon, and first-degree assault.

He was arraigned and sent to the Monroe County Jail on $45,000 cash bail or $80,000 bond.

Police said the alleged incident ended in the parking lot of the Lyell Avenue Wegmans, but started on the road between him and the 39-year-old victim.

"One gentleman pulled out a box cutter and stabbed the other motorist multiple times," said Gates Police Chief James VanBrederode.

Merritt surrendered to police already at the store.

Police say the victim is in guarded condition at an area hospital.

"By all means, do not get out and confront the individual, you don't know if they're armed as we saw yesterday, or what they're capable of doing," VanBrederode said.

This isn’t the first time Merritt has been involved in a confrontation like this. Gates police said this road rage incident is nearly a repeat of a similar one on June 20 at the Gates Wegmans.

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61 posted on 10/25/2019 9:57:32 AM PDT by wardaddy (I applaud Jim Robinson for his comments on the Southern Monuments decision ...thank you)
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To: rawcatslyentist

Not sure where he’s from but he’s likely Bantu origin


62 posted on 10/25/2019 10:00:07 AM PDT by wardaddy (I applaud Jim Robinson for his comments on the Southern Monuments decision ...thank you)
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To: metmom

THnx for the info. The way germalism is today ya gotta ask.


63 posted on 10/25/2019 10:03:37 AM PDT by rawcatslyentist ("All that is necessary for evil to triumph is for good men to do nothing")
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To: metmom

It also depends on the Wegmans.


64 posted on 10/25/2019 10:03:55 AM PDT by mewzilla (Break out the mustard seeds.)
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To: mewzilla

We have some really good ones here in CNY.


65 posted on 10/25/2019 10:11:48 AM PDT by metmom ( ...fixing our eyes on Jesus, the Author and Perfecter of our faith...)
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To: imardmd1

Good to hear from you! I grew up in the west side of the city, and later made Greece, North Chili and lastly Spencerport my home. There’s so much I miss but glad to now call myself a Texan.

Thank you for serving as a volunteer firefighter, it’s a great WNY institution.


66 posted on 10/25/2019 10:30:18 AM PDT by Made In The USA (Next thing you know, 'ol Jed's a millionaire)
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To: moovova

Wegman’s is a grocery store in New York, no? I guess they have a deli and such you can get a meal to go or even a place to sit down.

When I first read it I thought there might be a small town in NY near Rochester called Chili. My next guess is that the guy came from Chile.

So did he work at Chili’s?


67 posted on 10/25/2019 12:05:19 PM PDT by scrabblehack
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To: scrabblehack; metmom

I’ve since learned that Chili is a town in NY, but an interesting thing I learned thru Wiki (after metmom directed me)...”Some suggest that the town was named after the Chiliasts[3] religion embraced by some of the early settlers of South Chili.”


68 posted on 10/25/2019 1:12:33 PM PDT by moovova
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To: rawcatslyentist

Chili is an area outside Rochester, NY.


69 posted on 10/25/2019 1:49:28 PM PDT by Lazamataz (We can be called a racist and we'll just smile. Because we don't care.)
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To: Lazamataz

Not far from Spencerport.


70 posted on 11/05/2019 3:17:00 PM PST by imardmd1 (Fiat Lux)
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To: printhead

I used to cop drugs on Lyell Avenue.

But worst area ever, Bulls Head.


71 posted on 11/05/2019 4:23:57 PM PST by Lazamataz (We can be called a racist and we'll just smile. Because we don't care.)
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