NORWICH – A Morris man accused of stabbing an unnamed male victim on Monday during an altercation in Norwich appeared in Norwich Town Court on Thursday, waiving his right to a preliminary felony hearing.

Philip C. Cuda, 45, of Morris was arrested Monday and charged with assault in the first degree, a class B felony, after an altercation left a victim with serious injury resulting from a knife.

“There is an allegation that Mr. Cuda stabbed someone and caused serious physical injury, which means that it’s alleged the victim could have died or had significant impairment of his health,” said Chenango County District Attorney Joseph McBride. “And so it was not just a flesh wound, for lack of a better term; the allegation is that the wound that the victim received could have, in fact, killed him.”

McBride said the victim was stabbed in his abdomen. A release from the Chenango County Sheriff’s Office said the victim was transported to UHS Chenango Memorial Hospital before being transferred to UHS Wilson Medical Center on Monday. They have since reported the victim to be in stable condition.