Chainsaw-Wielding Man Charged in White Marsh Fight: Police

WHITE MARSH, MD — A Middle River houseguest has been charged with assault after allegedly going after his host with a chainsaw in White Marsh this week, police said.

Michael Brian Dobihal, 43, of the 7000 block of Oliverwood Road, faces charges of first and second-degree assault.

Police said that Dobihal had been staying in the 11100 block of Bird River Road in White Marsh until the homeowner and he got into an argument Monday night.

When the resident asked him to get his things and leave, Dobihal went outside to his truck, got his chainsaw, started it up and approached his adversary, according to police.

Authorities responded to the home for a fight before 7:30 p.m. on Monday, Aug. 29. When they got there, officials said they found one man outside the house with a forehead injury and the other inside with a cut on his hand.

Dobihal was being held at the Baltimore County Detention Center on $50,000 bail, according to police. He is scheduled to appear for a preliminary hearing in Baltimore County District Court on Sept. 23, court records show.

Booking photo of Michael Brian Dobihal, courtesy of the Baltimore County Police Department.