A Florida man accused of stabbing his co-worker in the face claims the restaurant’s staff called his girlfriend "a hooker."

According to the Tampa Bay Times, Christopher Diamond, 35, of St. Petersburg, admitted to Treasure Island Police that he "wanted to kill his co-workers by slitting their throats" after several staff members made the comments about his girlfriend.

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Diamond stabbed fellow Captain Bill's Beach Kitchen employee Dylan Cook in the face while they both were working in the kitchen on Monday.

Cook sustained injuries to the left side of his face, according to the Times. Diamond also stabbed Cook in the back, with the knife’s handle breaking off while the blade remained inside Cook.

Diamond left on a motorcycle, but authorities later found him hiding in his girlfriend’s backyard.

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The Times reported Cook and Diamond had fought a few weeks before, but the two hadn’t spoken immediately before the knife attack.

Diamond was arrested in connection with the stabbing and charged with first-degree attempted murder. He is being held in the Pinellas County Jail on $105,000 bond.

Read more at the Tampa Bay Times

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