Santa Maria Man Arrested for Allegedly Stabbing A Man In The Torso

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Joseph Moreno

SANTA MARIA, Calif. - A Santa Maria man is behind bars for allegedly stabbing another man in an alleyway on Thursday afternoon.

Santa Maria Police arrested 42-year-old Joseph Moreno for stabbing a male victim in his fifties while he was taking out the trash on the 500 block of West Orange Street shortly before 4:00pm. Moreno allegedly stabbed the victim in the upper torso.

Police found and arrested Moreno a short time later. Moreno was booked into Santa Barbara county jail on attempted murder and robbery charges on $500,000 dollars bail

The motive behind the stabbing is under investigation. Anyone with more information is urged to call the Santa Maria Police Department at (805) 928-3781.

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