Police Say Teen 'Victim' Stabbed on Bike Trail Was Actually Robber

Police said they have charged a 17-year-old as an adult after determining his story of being a stabbing victim failed to include that he was robbing someone else who fought back. The incident occurred on the Baltimore Annapolis Bike Trail in Glen Burnie on Thursday, police said.

Anne Arundel County police responded just before 7 p.m. Thursday to the 7800 block of Winbourne Drive for a reported stabbing. A teen boy suffering from a stab wound in his shoulder told police someone tried to rob him earlier on the Baltimore Annapolis Bike Trail.

Police said the teen, who had a pocket knife, was uncooperative during the interview. He was taken to Baltimore Washington Medical Center to receive treatment for the stab wound.

At another location a short time later, police responded to a call about a robbery that reportedly took place on the Baltimore Annapolis Bike Trail near Norfolk Road. The victim told police he was approached by two male suspects wearing masks, one armed with a baseball bat.

Police said the victim refused to hand over his property and was struck with the baseball bat. The victim then stabbed one of the suspects with a knife in self defense, according to police, but the suspects fled after taking the victim’s shoes, cellphone and knife.

Police connected the teen who was stabbed to the incident, and charged him as an adult with armed robbery, robbery, first- and second-degree assault and theft under $1,000. An investigation is ongoing, police said.