Edmonton man charged in road rage attack was hurt in random 2014 stabbing
EDMONTON — A man accused of breaking a woman’s arms with a crowbar in what police have called a road rage attack was himself the victim of a violent crime in 2014.
Jared Matthew Eliasson, 28, has been charged with attempted murder, possession of a dangerous weapon and aggravated assault.
Police say the 34-year-old woman was driving to her Edmonton home Tuesday morning and honked her horn while passing a car that was stopped on a residential street.
When she got out of her vehicle, a man ran up and struck her on both arms with a crowbar. Police believe he was aiming at her head.