TIMES SQUARE, Manhattan (PIX11) — An alleged drug dealer is accused of brutally stabbing a man during a fight over a $10 marijuana sale in Times Square early Wednesday, police said.
Eligah Escalera, 22, is accused of attacking the 30-year-old man near West 40th Street and Seventh Avenue in the heart of Manhattan at around 1:50 a.m., according to the NYPD.
Escalera allegedly stabbed the victim in the back and slashed him in the face during a fight over a $10 marijuana deal, police said. Escalera was rolling the joint when the victim complained about the quality of the weed before the suspect pulled a knife and allegedly attacked him, according to the NYPD…