KEYPORT, N.J. (1010 WINS) -- Officials arrested a man accused of stabbing a woman with a knife at a New Jersey Stop & Shop grocery store on Tuesday, police said.
At around 1:22 p.m. on. Keyport officers responded in front of a Stop & Shop on Route 36 and provided medical treatment to the woman who had been stabbed, authorities said.
The victim was taken to a local hospital in stable condition, police said.
The suspect, later identified as William Potts left the scene of the alleged stabbing but was captured and placed in police custody hours later, according to a Facebook post.
"We are still investigating an aggravated assault that occurred earlier today at Stop n Shop," Keyport Police posted on Facebook. "At this time a suspect is in custody."
"No further danger exists to the general public at this time," the post added.
Potts was charged with aggravated assault, aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, and possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose, according to authorities.
An investigation remains ongoing, police said.