What to Know
- A bride ended up slashed on the arm when a hotel guest allegedly attacked her with a sword during a dispute with the bridal party
- Cops say the suspect walked up to the group in a hallway and asked for a cigarette; they started arguing and he went back to his room
- Then the bridal party knocked on his door and yelled, police say; that's when he emerged with a sword and started swinging
An argument involving a bridal party and a hotel guest ended when the guest allegedly used a sword to threaten the women and slash the bride on the arm, authorities say.
Carlos Mejia faces charges of aggravated assault, making terroristic threats and weapons counts following Saturday's altercation in Hardyston. It wasn't known Thursday if the 43-year-old New York City man has retained an attorney.
Authorities say Mejia approached the bridal party in a hotel hallway and asked for a cigarette. A verbal argument ensued and Mejia eventually returned to his room.
The bride and her bridal party soon knocked on Mejia's door and yelled to him. Authorities say he emerged with the sword and began swinging it at the women, but eventually was disarmed by several hotel guests.
Mejia had no ties to the wedding.
The bride wasn't seriously injured.
