UTICA — A 35-year-old man has been charged with stabbing an acquaintance in the stomach in Utica, according to the Utica Police Department.

Police said Ray Colon-Ortiz, of Utica, approached another man in the 800 block of Mohawk Street on June 4 and started an argument with him.

Police said the two men were familiar with one another.

During the argument, police said Colon-Ortiz pulled out a pocket knife and stabbed the other man in the stomach. Colon-Ortiz then fled the scene.

The victim walked into St. Elizabeth Medical Center for treatment.

The authorities were notified and an investigation began, the law enforcers said, adding that Colon-Ortiz was located and taken into custody on Friday, June 24.

Colon-Ortiz is charged with second-degree assault and fourth-degree possession of a weapon, police stated. He is scheduled to appear in Utica City Court.