An Española man turned himself in after, police allege, he stabbed his co-worker in the kitchen of Española's Denny's restaurant Thursday evening.

The victim — a dishwasher at the restaurant — survived the attack with a wound to his abdomen, and he was transported to University of New Mexico Hospital in Albuquerque for treatment, according to court records.

Tobias Romero, 28, faces a felony count of aggravated battery with a deadly weapon stemming from the incident, according to a criminal complaint filed Friday in Rio Arriba County Magistrate Court.

Española police allege Romero — a fellow dishwasher at the Denny's — stabbed his co-worker with a pocketknife in the kitchen during the restaurant's dinner rush.

The head chef described the evening to police as "normal" and with "no appare

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