SAN DIEGO – The man accused of stabbing a Mission Beach bartender was committed to a state mental hospital after being found mentally incompetent to be tried.
San Diego Superior Court Judge Kristopher Young read psychiatric reports about Hector Manuel Vasquez II, 42, before ruling he was mentally incompetent.
Young committed Vasquez to Patton State Hospital for two years, according to court records. Vasquez will return to San Diego if doctors think he has regained his mental competency after therapy and possible medication. If he makes no progress, Vasquez will return to court in two years to see if a judge will order him back to Patton.
The Sept. 18, 2025 incident at Moe’s Steakhouse, 3768 Mission Blvd., was puzzling because bartender Matt Harden was stabbed seven times for no apparent reason. The restaurant was closed at the time and Vasquez slipped inside around 2 p.m. through an unlocked door. Harden was eating lunch when he was attacked.
Several people who were already in the restaurant stopped the attack, including one man who hit the suspect with a rock. The victim was stabbed in the face and abdomen.
A prosecutor told a judge at his arraignment that Vasquez made comments that he was going to kill everyone in the restaurant.
Vasquez is charged with attempted murder, but criminal proceedings came to a halt after the judge’s Jan. 14 ruling on his mental competency. His mental fitness was first questioned by his attorney before a preliminary hearing could take place.
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