Md. Man Arrested in Alleged Meat Cleaver Attack

A cook at a restaurant in Gaithersburg stabbed another employee in the back with a meat cleaver after an argument, police said today.

According to police, on the night of April 17, Yuan Jun Li and the victim argued in Bubble Cafe Pho, in a shopping center parking lot on Darnestown Road.

The 48-year-old suspect is accused of chasing the victim through a parking lot with the meat cleaver, stabbing him and then kicking and punching him.

The victim was taken to a hospital with injuries that were not considered life-threatening. Charging documents say the stabbing left the victim with a "large gaping wound."

The suspect, a Germantown resident, was arrested yesterday outside the Rockville Metro station, police said. He was charged with attempted first-degree murder and first-degree assault. He was ordered held without bond this afternoon.