Stabbing at Cancun Cantina Parking Lot Leads To Attempted-Murder Charge

A stabbing at a Gaithersburg restaurant in December has led to attempted murder charges against a 28-year-old man, Gaithersburg police said Tuesday in a news release.

Isidro Pineda Guardado, of no fixed address, has been charged with attempted first-degree murder, assault and reckless endangerment-related charges stemming from an incident Dec. 7 at Cancun Cantina at 117 E. Diamond Ave.

Police said the people involved got into an argument at the restaurant earlier that night, but it escalated into violence.

Ofc. Dan Lane said two people were stabbed in a parking lot behind the restaurant at around 2:30 a.m.

Police said three people left the scene in a dark-colored Honda civic with Texas plates.

Guardado developed as one of the suspects based on witness testimony and tips from the community, Lane said.

He was arrested on Dec. 28 and is being held without bond, according to the police news release.

Police named two other suspects in connection with the stabbing and said that those men may have fled the state.

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