Coffee Date Ends With Stabbing At Westfield Montgomery Mall

BETHESDA, MD — A Gaithersburg man was arrested for stabbing a man inside the Westfield Montgomery Mall in Bethesda Sunday evening.

Police said Jeffrey Lewis Sweeney-Grant stabbed an acquaintance while meeting him for coffee in the mall's lower level at about 4:47 p.m. Sunday.

The 37-year-old victim was found suffering from an apparent stab wounds to his torso, police said. He was transported to a local trauma center for surgery and now appears to be in stable condition.

Sweeney-Grant "identified himself as the suspect to members of the mall security force," police said in a statement. He was charged with attempted first-degree murder and first-degree assault.

The motivation for the stabbing remains under investigation, police said.

Anyone with information with regard to this case is urged to contact the 2nd District Investigative Section at 240.773.6710.

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