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Road-rage suspect takes plea deal 

Road-rage suspect takes plea deal 
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Source: The Signal
Date: 08/10/2026 5:58pm

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Road-Rage Suspect Takes Conditional Plea Deal in Knife Assault Case
Saugus resident Michael Anthony Cantu, 35, reached a conditional plea agreement stemming from a September 2025 road-rage confrontation in Valencia in which a man’s hand was cut with a knife. Cantu pleaded no contest to felony assault and misdemeanor battery; the felony may be dismissed if he completes 13 days of community labor, an anger-management course and a yearlong stay-away order, with sentencing and restitution discussions scheduled for 2027.

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