BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — An argument at a bar led to the stabbing of a woman with over 100 onlookers in downtown Bakersfield on Saturday, according to the Bakersfield Police Department.

Officers responded to the 1500 block of 19th Street for a 911 call about a stabbing at around 1:30 a.m. Saturday, according to police.

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They found the female adult victim down in the roadway and surrounded by a “large hostile and unruly crowd” of over 100 people, officials said.

Special Enforcement Unit and patrol officers worked to disperse the crowd and secure the crime scene. Private security directed additional officers to the suspect who was fleeing eastbound on foot with the knife, according to BPD.

Gjadah Molett, 22, was taken into custody near Woolworth’s, police said. The knife was also recovered.

According to investigators, the incident stemmed from an argument between Molett and the victim in a nearby bar and erupted on the street.

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The victim was taken to a hospital for minor to moderate injuries, officials said. Molett was medically cleared before being booked into Lerdo Jail on suspicion of attempted murder and resisting an officer, records show.

Anyone with information about this investigation is asked to contact the Bakersfield Police Department at 661-327-7111.

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