Man charged with stabbing sleeping man at gas station

A North Port man was arrested and faces a charge of attempted murder after deputies said he stabbed another man last month at a Bradenton gas station.

Omar Simmons, 35, was arrested after deputies say he stabbed a man on the night of Nov. 14 at a Marathon Gas Station at 5942 14th St. W.

The victim was sleeping in the driver’s seat of his vehicle in front of the gas station when, according to a witness, he was stabbed by a person who was in the front seat of the vehicle. At the time, the suspect fled the scene and the man fell out of the vehicle with stab wounds, deputies said. He was transported to a local hospital with life-threatening injuries.

The victim says he had to undergo four hours of surgery and spend five days in intensive care.

Simmons was booked into Sarasota County Jail without bond.

This story was originally published December 1, 2017 at 1:52 PM with the headline "Man charged with stabbing sleeping man at gas station."