BUTLER TWP — Police on Monday filed misdemeanor assault and other charges against a man stabbed last month during an altercation at the Wal-Mart.

Alex Dorenkamp, 19, of Chicora is accused of punching Justin D. Woods as the two men squared off just after midnight April 28 to fight outside the store. He also slammed Woods against the wall.

Woods admitted that he pulled a knife and stabbed Dorenkamp as they clashed. He also called 911 to report stabbing the other man after being punched.

Dorenkamp needed hospital treatment for a knife wound to the stomach, authorities said. Woods suffered minor injuries to the head, face and arms.

Police that night arrested Woods on felony assault and other charges, He was placed in the Butler County Prison and released later that day after posting $5,000 bail.

While the motive for the fight was not certain, it appeared that some kind of incident the previous night between the two men was the provocation.

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