HARDYSTON -- What should have been the happiest day of her life turned into a nightmare for a bride who was attacked by a sword-wielding man on her wedding day at the Grand Cascades Lodge.

HARDYSTON -- What should have been the happiest day of her life turned into a nightmare for a bride who was attacked by a sword-wielding man on her wedding day at the Grand Cascades Lodge.

The bride, whose name is being withheld due to the nature of the charges, sustained a laceration to her left arm and was transported to Newton Medical Center. Her injuries were not life-threatening.

The incident took place Saturday in a hallway outside a hotel room at Crystal Springs Resort, when the bride and her bridal party got into an altercation with a stranger.

The stranger, later identified as Carlos Mejia, of New York City, was taken into custody by the Hardyston police and lodged in the Sussex County Jail on charges including assault and terroristic threats.

According to a source and additional i nformation obtained by the New Jersey Herald, Mejia is a hedge fund manager at a business in New York City. His profile on the business' website indicates he has been employed by the firm for more than a decade and has opened an office in his native country of Colombia.

First Assistant Prosecutor Gregory Mueller said Mejia was staying as a guest at the hotel for a work-related event.

The bride and several members of her bridal party were in the hallway when Mejia approached them and asked for a cigarette, according to the affidavit from Mejia's arrest.

The bridal party either did not have a cigarette to give him or refused to give him a cigarette, and a verbal argument ensued, the affidavit states. Witnesses told police that Mejia began yelling obscenities at the bride and her group and then retreated into his hotel room.

While Mejia was in his room, police say the bride and her bridal party knocked on his door and yelled to him. Subsequently, Mejia swung open the door and emerged from his room with a sword in his hand, the affidavit states.

Police said Mejia was "swinging the sword" at the bride and her bridal party and eventually threatened to kill the bride before slashing her arm with the sword.

A witness called 911 as Mejia attempted to leave, but was successfully disarmed by several guests. Security personnel detained him until police arrived.

Multiple witnesses at the hotel told police after the incident that Mejica was seen prior to the altercation walking around the hotel with a sword, according to the affidavit.

The affidavit, compiled by Hardyston Officer Andrew Norman, indicates that an interview with Mejia was "inconclusive" and Mejia "appeared to be under the influence of drugs or alcohol" at the time of the offense.

Mejia is facing the following charges: third-degree aggravated assault with bodily injury, third-degree terroristic threats, third-degree possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose and a disorderly persons offense of harassment.

He was released from the county jail pending a court appearance.

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