A man was stabbed overnight during an altercation with his girlfriend's ex-boyfriend, deputies said. 

The Manatee County Sheriff's Office was called out to La Jaula around 2 a.m. in reference to a stabbing report. 

Deputies said Martell Palominos, 35, and his girlfriend stopped at La Jaula to order tacos from the taco stand in the parking lot, where the woman's ex-boyfriend, Stephen, was also. 

Deputies said a verbal altercation ensued between Martell and Stephen, when someone who was there with Stephen, intervened and stabbed Martell. 

Martell was transported to the hospital for treatment. 

Anyone with information on the stabbing is asked to call the Manatee County Sheriff's Office at 941-747-3011.