HIALEAH, Fla. – A 58-year-old man was arrested Tuesday after he stabbed another man in the arm and face in Hialeah, police said.
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According to an arrest report from the Hialeah Police Department, Santos Gustavo Moreno Cordova, who is currently homeless, and the victim got into a verbal dispute shortly before 6 p.m. Tuesday when Moreno Cordova told him, “I’m going to kill you,” and then pulled out a blade.
Police said Moreno Cordova stabbed the victim in the left arm and then in the face area, causing large lacerations to the victim’s chin, neck and left arm.
He then chased the victim across the street, police said.
According to the report, Moreno Cordova eventually fled the scene and was located in the parking lot of a Chase Bank, at 18255 NW 57th Ave.
Police said the victim was transported by Miami-Dade Fire Rescue to Jackson Memorial Hospital’s Ryder Trauma Center, where he was listed in stable condition.
The victim later identified Moreno Cordova in a photo lineup.
According to the arrest report, Moreno Cordova gave police a “self-serving statement and denied injuring the victim.”
He was arrested on charges of attempted murder and aggravated battery with a deadly weapon.
As of Wednesday afternoon, he was being held at the Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center. Online jail records listed his bond as “to be set.”