MAN WITH MACHETE WREAKS HAVOC.Byline: Susan Abram Staff Writer A machete-wielding man believed to be high on methamphetamines terrorized a Canoga Park neighborhood Thursday, allegedly scalping one man, attempting to sever the arms of two other men, then carjacking The criminal taking of a motor vehicle from its driver by force, violence, or intimidation. The u.s. justice department categorizes the crime of carjacking as a "completed or attempted Robbery of a motor vehicle by a stranger a truck and vandalizing several race cars, according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. police. Scott Kelly, 36, of Northridge was arrested on suspicion of attempted murder In the criminal law, attempted murder is committed when the defendant does an act that is more than merely preparatory to the commission of the crime of murder and, at the time of these acts, the person has a specific intention to kill. , assault with a deadly weapon Assault with a Deadly Weapon is the term used to describe the act of threatening to harm one or more people by using a weapon (usually a firearm). Here, assault must be differentiated from battery as they are often confused. Assault is threatening to use force. , carjacking and causing $5,000 worth of damage to several race cars stored in a Chatsworth business. Police said Kelly was holding a 15-inch machete when he confronted a man near an apartment building in the 7000 block of Milwood Avenue just before 6 a.m. An argument ensued, and Kelly allegedly sliced up the man's arm, said Sgt. John Cudworth of the Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. Police Department's West Valley division. Another man in the same building came to the victim's aid, and Kelly allegedly swung the machete at the man's head, removing part of his scalp, Cudworth said. Milwood resident Matthew Gallegos said he was getting ready for work, when he heard a scream across the street. ``All of a sudden, I heard one man screaming for his life,'' Gallegos, 21, said. ``It sent a chill down my spine.'' ``He almost severed one guy's arm off,'' Cudworth said. ``He then ran toward Sherman Way and tried to carjack car·jack or car-jack tr.v. car·jacked, car·jack·ing, car·jacks To commit forcible theft of (a vehicle) from its users. [car + (hi)jack. a woman. She drove off and came to the station.'' Cudworth said Kelly then approached a man working on a Chevy S10 pickup, attacked him with the machete, causing injuries to his arms, then drove off in the vehicle northbound on De Soto de So·to , Hernando or Fernando 1496?-1542. Spanish explorer who landed in Florida in 1539 with 600 men and set out to search for the fabled riches of the north. Avenue. Kelly crashed the truck into a business that specializes in race cars. Business owners there closed the gate to their parking lot, trapping him inside, then called police. ``He vandalized expensive cars,'' Cudworth said. ``He was pulling out wires and tubes from out them. ``He was a one-man crime spree,'' said Sgt. Andy Whitman, who was on the scene. ``I don't think this guy knew what he was doing. He wasn't rational.'' Police said Kelly suffered a seizure and collapsed while being booked. He was taken to a nearby hospital, then brought back to the station, where he remained in custody, police said. All of the victims were being treated at area hospitals. Their injuries were not life-threatening, Cudworth said. Susan Abram, (818) 713-3664 susan.abram(at)dailynews.com |
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