ANNE ARUNDEL COUNTY, Md. (WBFF) — A confrontation over a broken side-view mirror escalated into a robbery and assault in Curtis Bay, leading to the arrest of a 40-year-old man, according to Anne Arundel County Police.
On Dec. 27, at approximately 1:10 p.m., officers responded to the area of Hilltop Road and Waterway Court after receiving reports of a robbery.
Police say that the incident began when a juvenile victim and his brother were riding E-Scooters in the roadway.
A driver behind them, identified as Michael Andrew Lentz, began yelling at the pair.
After Lentz parked his vehicle in front of his house, one of the individuals on an E-Scooter broke the side-view mirror on Lentz’s truck. In response, Lentz chased the individuals to a nearby pier, where he ripped the helmet off one of them and struck him with it.
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Lentz then walked away with the victim’s helmet.
Responding officers quickly located all parties involved.
The individual on the E-Scooter who damaged the vehicle, identified as an 18-year-old man from Pasadena, was cited for destruction of property and released.
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Lentz, a resident of Curtis Bay, was arrested and charged with robbery and assault.
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