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Police Arrest Man for Fatal Stabbing at Corona Restaurant

By Katie Honan | December 24, 2013 12:49pm
 A man was rushed to Bellevue Hospital after he was slashed across the face Monday morning, officials said.
A man was rushed to Bellevue Hospital after he was slashed across the face Monday morning, officials said.
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CORONA — A 23-year-old man has been arrested for a fatal stabbing inside a restaurant in Corona early Saturday morning, police said.

Abel Galindo allegedly stabbed Ferman Martinez-Herrera, 25, in his chest and arm inside the Taco Veloz restaurant at 96-06 Roosevelt Ave. before 6 a.m. on Dec. 21, police said.

Martinez-Herrera was brought to Elmhurst Hospital, where he was pronounced dead on arrival, according to police.

Abel was charged with murder and criminal possession of a weapon, and was arraigned Monday. He was ordered held without bail and is due back in court on Jan. 6, according to the criminal complaint.

Information on his lawyer was not immediately available.