Inverness District RCMP responded to a serious assault on Friday.
RCMP say a 38-year-old man was stabbed following an argument which occurred in a parking lot on Central Ave. in Inverness.
Police say the victim sustained serious but non-life threatening injuries and was taken to hospital by EHS.
They say the 54-year-old suspect was arrested a short time later when he turned himself in at the Inverness RCMP detachment.
The suspect is facing charges of aggravated assault, assault with a weapon and possession of a weapon for a dangerous purpose.
He is in custody and is scheduled to appear in Port Hawkesbury Provincial Court on August 10th.
The investigation is ongoing.


