A man who police say was trying to help others take away a knife from a man outside a Salt Lake bar early Wednesday ended up being stabbed.
SALT LAKE CITY — A man was arrested early Wednesday after police say he stabbed an innocent bystander during a fight downtown.
Emmanuel Alvarez-Marmolejo, 26, was booked into the Salt Lake County Jail for investigation of aggravated assault resulting in serious injury, threatening to use a weapon in a fight and intoxication. Just after 1 a.m., police say Alvarez-Marmolejo was threatening a woman outside of a Salt Lake City bar in the 300 South block of State Street. Alvarez-Marmolejo pulled out a knife and several bystanders attempted to take it away from him, according to a police booking affidavit.
"During the fight, stabbed a bystander that was trying to break up the assault and continued to fight other bystanders. caused a 3- to 4-inch stab wound to the upper right armpit area causing a serious injury," the affidavit states.An update on the victim's condition was not available Wednesday.
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