{"id":347533,"date":"2026-07-21T17:56:13","date_gmt":"2026-07-21T17:56:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/347533\/"},"modified":"2026-07-21T17:56:13","modified_gmt":"2026-07-21T17:56:13","slug":"bike-officers-arrest-stabbing-suspect-at-ihop-after-rideshare-dispute-florida-police-say","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/347533\/","title":{"rendered":"Bike officers arrest stabbing suspect at IHOP after rideshare dispute, Florida police say"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>ORLANDO, Fla. (CBS12)  \u2014 A Florida man accused of stabbing a rideshare driver after being denied a ride was tracked down and arrested at an <a href=\"https:\/\/cbs12.com\/topic\/IHOP\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">IHOP <\/a>restaurant by Orlando police bicycle officers, authorities said.<\/p>\n<p>The incident happened Monday morning near East Marks Street and Kenilworth Terrace. According to the <a href=\"https:\/\/cbs12.com\/topic\/Orlando%20Police%20Department\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Orlando Police Department<\/a>, officers responded after receiving reports of a stabbing.<\/p>\n<p>Investigators said the victim, a rideshare driver, refused to provide a ride because the suspect had not requested one through the rideshare app. Police said an argument followed, and the suspect allegedly stabbed the driver before fleeing the area.<\/p>\n<p>Officers quickly began searching for the suspect and soon located 31-year-old Jovaughn Nathan Matthie inside a nearby IHOP. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cbs12.com\/topic\/Body%20cam\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Body camera video<\/a> released by the Orlando Police Department shows bicycle officers entering the restaurant and confronting Matthie as he sat at a table.<\/p>\n<p>An officer can be heard saying, with his gun drawn, while ordering Matthie to surrender:<\/p>\n<p>Get down and lay on the floor.&#8221;<img alt=\"{p}Body camera video released by the Orlando Police Department shows bicycle officers entering the restaurant and confronting Matthie as he sat at a table. (Orlando Police Department){\/p}\" class=\"ImageEmbed_image__qZBo_\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"365\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/f4383e3c-4e65-485b-ace4-1f02a71d0fd5-2087f1a160c542118820bb89384cbf9d.png\" width=\"648\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Body camera video released by the Orlando Police Department shows bicycle officers entering the restaurant and confronting Matthie as he sat at a table. (Orlando Police Department)<\/p>\n<p>The video shows Matthie complying with officers&#8217; commands before being taken into custody without incident.<\/p>\n<p>See also: <a href=\"https:\/\/cbs12.com\/news\/local\/floridas-invasive-pythons-are-capable-of-eating-bigger-prey-than-realized-unhinge-its-jaws-to-eat-deers-university-of-cincinnati-and-the-conservancy-of-southwest-florida-invasive-burmese-python-challenge-hunt-everglades-ecosystems-threats-raising-concern\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Florida&#8217;s invasive pythons are capable of eating bigger prey than realized<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Matthie was arrested and booked on an attempted murder charge, police said.<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"{p}Body camera video released by the Orlando Police Department shows bicycle officers entering the restaurant and confronting Matthie as he sat at a table. (Orlando Police Department){\/p}\" class=\"ImageEmbed_image__qZBo_\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"365\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/5a5a4eb2-370c-4582-a197-b0a4832a048f-248c21872ad24ba1b7c508041df2fb10.png\" width=\"648\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Body camera video released by the Orlando Police Department shows bicycle officers entering the restaurant and confronting Matthie as he sat at a table. (Orlando Police Department)<\/p>\n<p>The condition of the rideshare driver has not been released.<\/p>\n<p>Orlando police said the investigation remains active and that additional details are being withheld while detectives continue to gather and review evidence.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"ORLANDO, Fla. 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