A man has been arrested after he stabbed another man in Miami over $10 in drug money last week, authorities said.
Manuel Lopez, 65, was arrested Tuesday on an attempted felony murder charge in the stabbing that happened back on Jan. 13, an arrest report said.
The stabbing happened near a cafeteria in the 1200 block of West Flagler Street in Little Havana.
The 33-year-old victim ran to a friend who was at an ATM across the street before he was rushed to Jackson Memorial Hospital’s Ryder Trauma Center where he underwent surgery.
According to the arrest report, the victim said Lopez had owed him $10 from a previous drug purchase and when Lopez gave him $10 to buy drugs for him, the victim decided to keep it since he hadn’t been paid back from the previous time.
That caused an argument that led to Lopez stabbing the victim with a silver kitchen knife, the report said.
Surveillance video appeared to show the moments after the man was stabbed, and showed him leaving a trail of blood as he moved down the street.
The report said investigators also found video that showed Lopez chasing the victim with a knife.
When Lopez was taken into custody he had “narcotics paraphernalia” and clothes with possible blood on them, the report said.
Lopez, who the report said is homeless, was booked into jail and expected to appear in bond court on Wednesday.