Local News in Brief : La Palma : Roommates’ Argument Climaxes in Stabbing

An argument between two roommates ended with one of them stabbed in the chest Wednesday night, police said.

Terry Lee Moore and Tony Lee Neese, both 35, were seen arguing about 9 p.m. in the parking lot of the apartment complex where they live in the 7700 block of Valley View Street.

“The argument turned into a physical fight at which time (Neese allegedly) pulled a knife and stabbed the victim once in the lower left portion of his chest,” said police dispatcher Pat Ross.

Moore was taken to La Palma Hospital, where he was listed in serious condition.

Neese was taken into custody without incident and was booked into Orange County Jail on suspicion of attempted murder, police said. Bail was set at $250,000.