Sheriff's deputies in Monterey County are searching for a 22-year-old field worker after he allegedly stabbed a coworker with a kitchen knife and stole the victim's truck Friday night.
Deputies responded to a home on the 700 block of San Juan Grade Road, north of Salinas, around 8:44 p.m., authorities said.
Eduardo Cardenas, of Salinas, was at the victim's home for dinner during the incident.
Cardenas allegedly stabbed the victim in the torso with a kitchen knife before stealing a truck and fleeing the scene, according to deputies.
The victim, whose gender remains unknown, was transported to a hospital by ambulance.
Efforts to find Cardenas in the vicinity of the victim's home were unsuccessful, deputies said.
The stolen vehicle is described as a black 2006 Toyota pickup, license No. 8S60419.
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Further details were not immediately available.
