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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Not sure where he’s from but he’s likely Bantu origin
THnx for the info. The way germalism is today ya gotta ask.
It also depends on the Wegmans.
We have some really good ones here in CNY.
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.
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?
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.”
Chili is an area outside Rochester, NY.
Not far from Spencerport.
I used to cop drugs on Lyell Avenue.
But worst area ever, Bulls Head.
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