Man caused 6-car crash after waving knife at drivers in Utah County

A man was booked into jail Monday in Utah County after police say he waved a knife at vehicles traveling on the freeway in Utah County, which resulted in a multi-vehicle crash.

On March 31, about 11:15 a.m., police were called to I-15 in Lehi on a report of an armed man who “was waving the knife at vehicles and caused a six-car accident with injuries”.

The armed man ran north on the freeway. He told officers to shoot them when they confronted him.

As the man continued to run from the officials, he ran toward the automobiles “on the frontage road that were occupied by civilians. Traffic was forced to stop on the frontage road due to Edwin’s behavior. A K-9 officer was traveling south on the frontage road and deployed his dog. Edwin was now on the street in traffic when the dog bit and latched onto Edwin’s right arm,” the affidavit noted.

After the knife was no longer carried by the man, he was handcuffed and taken into custody.

Edwin Cordova, 29, who is homeless, was taken to the Utah County Jail on Monday for assault against police, two counts of criminal mischief, four counts of disorderly conducting, failing to stop at the command of police, interfering with an arrest, failure to reveal his identity and being a pedestrian blocking freeway traffic.