Search ongoing for suspect who stabbed man in face, Florida deputies say

WINTER HAVEN, Fla. - Deputies in Polk County say they are searching for a violent criminal.

They said that 39-year-old Carmelo Fernandez-Lopez is wanted in connection with a stabbing on Friday in Winter Haven. He allegedly got into a fight with another man and stabbed him in the face.

The man stabbed will survive, the Polk County Sheriff's Office confirmed. They want Fernandez-Lopez off the street.

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They explained that the suspect already has an active warrant for attempted murder from last year on top of a lengthy criminal history.

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