Employee arrested after manager stabbed at Edgewater restaurant
EDGEWATER, MD – A workplace confrontation at a Mitchells Chance Road restaurant turned violent Saturday afternoon when an employee allegedly stabbed his manager before fleeing, prompting a swift police response that ended with an arrest outside the business.
Officers arrived at Bubbakoo’s Burritos around 1:45 p.m. after receiving reports of a stabbing. According to investigators, a 29-year-old employee attacked his 43-year-old manager with a knife during an altercation inside the restaurant. The manager was found with significant injuries as officers provided aid until fire department personnel transported him to the University of Maryland R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center.
Police located the suspect, identified as Marquette Ball of Annapolis, outside the business shortly after the assault. He was taken into custody without incident. A motive for the confrontation has not been released, and detectives from the Southern District are continuing their investigation.
The victim’s condition has not been updated, and no additional details regarding the circumstances leading to the stabbing have been provided by authorities.
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Key Points
- Manager stabbed by employee at Bubbakoo’s Burritos in Edgewater
- Victim taken to Shock Trauma as suspect arrested outside business
- 29-year-old Annapolis man charged in Southern District investigation