Former Student At Ner Israel Rabbinical College Campus In Pikesville Arrested For Allegedly Trying To Run People Over, Police Say
PIKESVILLE, Md. (WJZ) — A man was arrested Tuesday for driving erratically in Pikesville, police say.
Baltimore County Police received a 911 call at around 7 a.m. Tuesday morning for a person driving erratically in the 400 block of Mt. Wilson Lane in Pikesville, around the campus of Ner Israel Rabbinical College.
The caller said the driver was trying to run people over in a black Nissan. As officers were en route to respond, they saw the car at Mt. Wilson Lane and Reisterstown Road. They tried to stop the car and it fled down Reisterstown Road.
"Right now, we know we have numerous traffic charges and we have first-degree assault charges. We just don't know how many at this point," Vickie Warehime, a spokesperson for the Baltimore County Police Department, said.
After a brief pursuit, the car was stopped at Reisterstown and Fallstaff roads. Police said the suspect wouldn't get out of the vehicle or comply with their orders so they broke the driver's window in order to arrest the suspect.
During the arrest, one officer was injured and taken to Shock Trauma as a precaution.
Police learned the suspect was a former student at Ner Israel Rabbinical College and at least one staff member was targeted with the car but no one was injured.
"This was a former student they were familiar with," Warehime said. "The college is actually reporting that he did target a staff member and we know he drove his vehicle up onto the actual physical grounds towards (the) playground. There was another person in that area that he may have also targeted or gone towards."
The suspect has been arrested; police said more details will be revealed once he is formally charged. The college released a statement Tuesday afternoon about the incident:
"This morning there was an incident on our campus with a former student. We are working closely with Captain Brandon Rodgers and his wonderful team from the Baltimore County Police Department, Pikesville Precinct to resolve this matter. Thank G-d, no one was injured during this incident."
