Florida Man Arrested at IHOP After Allegedly Stabbing Rideshare Driver

A Florida man was taken into custody Monday inside an Orlando IHOP after authorities said he stabbed a rideshare driver.

Jovaughn Nathan Matthie is accused of attacking the driver after the person “refused to provide a ride without a request through the rideshare app,” the Orlando Police Department said.

Officials have not disclosed the driver’s condition. Matthie is facing an attempted murder charge.

Police said Matthie ran from the scene after the stabbing and went into a nearby IHOP in northeastern Orlando.

Body camera footage released by the department shows several officers surrounding Matthie while he sat at a table drinking a hot beverage.

The video appeared to show the restaurant had been cleared, with no other customers visible in the dining area.

Officers repeatedly ordered Matthie to get on the floor, lie on his stomach and put his hands behind his back.

When Matthie was slow to put his hands behind his back, an officer holding a police dog warned that he would be “dog bit” if he did not comply.

After he was handcuffed, two officers got him to his feet before noticing he had a “long” object in his pocket, according to the video.

Another officer carefully reached inside Matthie’s sweatpants and found an item he identified as a knife wrapped in white cloth.

The Orlando Police Department has not released additional details, saying it is withholding certain information to “protect the integrity of the investigation.”