A Dania Beach man is facing an attempted murder charge after police said he stabbed his neighbor over a noise complaint.
Alex Jean Mistivar, 43, was arrested Sunday after he allegedly left his neighbor fighting for his life.
Prosecutors said Mistivar allegedly stabbed his neighbor at a multi-family home on Southwest 14th Street, where they both live in separate apartments, because of a loud muffler.
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Witness Ruth Plancher said she saw the large police response after the alleged attack.
"Heard something about a stabbing, there was like a lot of blood," Plancher said. "Basically I came home, my mom said 'somebody got stabbed,' there were helicopters involved."
The victim remains in a local hospital's intensive care unit in critical condition, prosecutors said.
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At his first court appearance, an attorney for Mistivar claimed self-defense. When Mistivar tried to speak, he was advised by the attorney to remain silent.
Mistivar was ordered held without bond.
