Metairie waiter accused of stabbing customer, possibly after hot sauce-drinking contest

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Authorities arrested a waiter at a Metairie restaurant accused of stabbing a customer during a fight early Saturday morning (July 7).

Froilan Diaz-Pineda, 32, of Metairie, an employee at Taqueria Sanchez, 4432 S. Interstate 10 Service Road, Metairie, was booked with aggravated battery, according to the Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office.


The stabbing victim, a 39-year-old Metairie man, suffered injuries to his upper back and left arm, according to authorities. The wounds are not life-threatening.

Diaz-Pineda and the customer have differing versions on how the fight began. The customer told deputies he stopped by the restaurant to eat and paid a compliment to a woman who turned out to be Diaz-Pineda's wife, authorities said.

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But Diaz-Pineda and his wife denied anyone had been stabbed during the ruckus, according to the Sheriff's Office. After ordering food and drinks, the customer challenged Diaz-Pineda to a $10 hot sauce-drinking contest, Diaz-Pineda told deputies.

Diaz-Pineda chugged the hot sauce, but the customer refused when it was his turn. When the check came due, the customer not only refused to pay for his food, he also didn't settle up on the bet, Diaz-Pineda told the Sheriff's Office.

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