Bakersfield Man Arrested For Assault with a Deadly Weapon in Moorpark
MOORPARK, CA — Oct. 14, 2026 — A 44-year-old Bakersfield man was arrested Oct. 10 on suspicion of assault with a deadly weapon and other charges stemming from an alleged road-rage attack in Moorpark on Sept. 10.
According to Ventura County Sheriff’s Department spokesman Detective Gregory Amantia, the incident began with an apparent confrontation between two drivers on the afternoon of Sept. 10. Following a verbal altercation, one driver allegedly followed a Moorpark resident to his home and confronted him.
The suspect allegedly struck the resident in the face several times and attempted to stab him with a knife before returning to his vehicle. He then allegedly drove toward the victim, striking both the man and his vehicle, according to the Sheriff’s Department.
The suspect fled before deputies arrived.
The victim provided descriptions of the suspect and his vehicle, and the department’s Moorpark Investigations Unit took over the case. Investigators used automated license plate reader technology to identify the suspected vehicle and obtain its license plate information.
The investigation led detectives to whom investigators identified as the suspected attacker.
Moorpark detectives located Mejia on the afternoon of Oct. 10 and arrested him. He was transported to Ventura County Jail and booked on suspicion of assault with a deadly weapon, felony vandalism causing more than $400 in damage, making criminal threats and brandishing a weapon.
Mejia remained in custody on a no-bail hold, according to the department.
– by F. Scott Faulkner
