Crime & Safety
1 Stabbed, 1 Run Over In NJ Wawa Parking Lot: Police
Anthony D. Cordero is facing multiple charges in connection with the Feb. 20 attack in a Wawa parking lot, authorities said.
EDGEWATER PARK, NJ — A man who police say stabbed one person and ran over another in the parking lot of a New Jersey Wawa last month has been arrested, according to authorities.
Anthony D. Cordero is charged with two counts of aggravated assault, one count of assault by auto, weapons possession and four counts of terroristic threats in connection with the Feb. 20 incident.
Cordero is 25 years old and from Levittown, Pennsylvania, NJ.com reported.
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Cordero turned himself into authorities on Tuesday, Edgewater Park police said in a news release.
According to police, the attack happened shortly after 2 a.m. at the Wawa store on Route 130 South in Edgewater Park Township.
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Police said Cordero and the victims got into an argument. During the disagreement, Cordero stabbed one victim before getting into his car and driving into the second victim, police said. Cordero reportedly fled the scene in a dark-colored sedan.
The stabbing victim was treated and released from a local hospital, NJ.com reported. The other victim suffered multiple wounds and was released from a local hospital a few days later.
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