Police arrest restaurant patron accused of slashing waitress
CHELSEA, Mass. (AP) — Authorities say a Massachusetts man accused of slashing the neck of a waitress who tried to stop him as he left a restaurant without paying has been arrested.
Chelsea Police Chief Brian Kyes says 36-year-old Gerardo Reyes Menjivar was apprehended Thursday morning by a regional fugitive task force in Beltsville, Maryland.
Law enforcement nationwide had been asked to keep a lookout for Menjivar after he was identified as the suspect in the attack Monday night.
Police say the waitress followed Menjivar to his car after he skipped out on a bill. The woman, whose name hasn't been released, was later found with slash wounds to her neck and right hand. She is recovering.