Norwich police said a parolee and an acquaintance got into an argument, then the victim was stabbed.
When a stabbing victim walked into Chenango Memorial Hospital's emergency room early Thursday with a knife wound to the upper torso, Norwich police launched an investigation.
Detectives and officers converged on a Silver Street residence and made an arrest.
Matthew J. Neer, 36, of Silver Street in Norwich, was charged with felony counts of first-degree assault, tampering with physical evidence and a misdemeanor count of fourth-degree criminal possession of a weapon. He's been jailed with bail set at $50,000, while awaiting further court action.
Neer and the victim, both acquaintances, had gotten into an argument in the area of Mechanic and South State streets, Norwich Police Chief Rodney Marsh said. Their dispute escalated into the stabbing.
The victim entered the hospital shortly before 2 a.m. Thursday with a stab wound to left rib cage area, and has since been released.
Police said Neer tried to hide the stabbing weapon, a knife, in his residence to prevent officers from finding it as evidence.
Neer was on parole from a 2016 conviction in Broome County for grand larceny and served a little more than a year in prison. New York State parole officials were advised of Thursday's arrest, police said.
If convicted of the assault charge, Neer could face up to 25 years in prison.