SHREWSBURY – A man attempted to carjack an individual, but instead got into a fight and allegedly assaulted a man over 60 years old.
Close to midnight on Dec. 26, Samuel Liljegren, 22, was set to receive a ride from the victim in the Price Chopper parking lot, but there was a confrontation inside the car. Liljegren allegedly exited the vehicle, which started to drive away from the scene.
According to reports, Liljegren chased after the car, entered the passenger side door, and grabbed the victim by the neck, impacting his breathing. After another small confrontation, Liljegren allegedly head-butted the victim in the face, and the two men started wrestling, with Liljegren reportedly delivering “three downward elbow strikes” to the victim’s head…