North Miami Police Arrest Man After Allegedly Stabbing IHOP Waiter

North Miami Police arrested a man at an IHOP Friday afternoon after he allegedly stabbed his waiter.

The suspect had eaten at an IHOP located at 12875 Biscayne Boulevard earlier on Friday, when he later returned complaining that his food had been poisoned, according to North Miami Police.

Authorities say he began arguing with the waiter that had served him. He then chased the waiter inside the restaurant and stabbed him.

The suspect was detained and the waiter was transported to Aventura Hospital Trauma Center with serious injuries, police say.

Police identified the suspect as 35-year-old Gene Henry Hicks III. Charges are pending.

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