AUSTIN, Texas — A man was arrested after he allegedly stabbed another man at a downtown Austin steakhouse over the weekend, according police.
The Austin Police Department said officers responded to a stabbing at Bob’s Steak & Chop House, located at 301 Lavaca St., at 10:27 p.m. Saturday. When they arrived, officers found an adult male victim suffering from multiple stab wounds. Officers also located the suspect, identified as Edward Koubek, inside the business and took him into custody without incident.
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A preliminary investigation found that the victim had been dining with friends when Koubek, who knew the victim through a local church, approached and unexpectedly attacked him with a steak knife. Witnesses restrained Koubek before he fled to the rear of the restaurant, where officers quickly detained him.
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Koubek was charged with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon. The victim was taken to a local hospital with serious but non-life-threatening injuries.