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Man charged with stabbing co-worker in the chest in Hunt Valley

William Johnson Jr. is charged with attempted murder. (Baltimore County police)

A 48-year-old West Baltimore man is charged with attempted murder after police said he stabbed a co-worker in the chest Saturday morning alongside a road in Hunt Valley.

William Johnson Jr., of the 1500 block of N. Gilmor St., fled the scene, police said, then he turned himself in Saturday afternoon.

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He is also charged with assault and held without bail at the Baltimore County Detention Center.

Just before 8 a.m. Saturday, Johnson and his co-worker were driving to a work site and stopped along Shawan Road to adjust a load in the truck. The men had been arguing and, on the side of the road, Johnson stabbed the other man, police said.

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The victim suffered a life-threatening injury; his condition Monday was unknown.

Online court records did not list Johnson's attorney.

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