The incident began with an alleged gas station robbery, police said.
WASHINGTON TWP. -- A grand jury has indicted a Winslow Township man on charges that he robbed a gas station and later assaulted a resident while stealing his car.
Michael Meyers, 30, of Winslow Township, was indicted on carjacking, robbery and assault charges in connection with a March incident in Washington Township. (Salem County Correctional Facility)Michael Meyers, 30, allegedly robbed a gas station attendant at knifepoint on the morning of May 12. He fled the Shell station on Route 168 with cash and cigarettes, police said.
About six hours later, authorities say he forced his way into a Forrest Drive home near the gas station to steal the keys for a vehicle.
The homeowner tried to stop him, but during the struggle Meyers allegedly cut the man's forearm with the knife, causing what police described at the time as a "significant" injury.
Meyers took off in the victim's vehicle and was later captured by police from Berlin and Winslow on Route 73 in Camden County.
He was indicted on charges of first-degree carjacking, second-degree burglary, second-degree aggravated assault, second-degree resisting arrest and third-degree possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose, according to the Gloucester County Prosecutor's Office.
Meyers remains jailed in Salem County Correctional Facility on $250,000 bail.
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