GEORGETOWN — Victor Morton, a 27-year-old Georgetown man, was arrested by town police for his alleged involvement in a stabbing in a wooded area near Douglas Street on Monday, said department spokesman Detective Joey Melvin.

Officers responded to the report of a stabbing around 5:04 p.m. When they arrived, they found a 19-year-old male with a stab wound to his shoulder. Police discovered that a 28-year-old woman was involved in an argument with Mr. Morton, who allegedly produced a knife and tried to stab her, Detective Melvin said.

The 19-year-old intervened and was allegedly stabbed in the shoulder by Mr. Morton, police said.

Georgetown police located Mr. Morton on the railroad tracks, north of Douglas Street, and took him into custody without incident. Once in custody, officers found a folding knife on the suspect, Detective Melvin said.

The injured man was taken to the hospital and treated for non-life-threatening injuries.

During the subsequent investigation, officers learned that Mr. Morton is a registered sex offender from Maryland and had failed to update his address.

He was charged with second-degree assault, two counts of aggravated menacing, possession of a weapon during the commission of a felony, tampering with evidence and failure to re-register as a sex offender.

Mr. Morton was committed to Sussex Correctional Institution, Georgetown, in lieu of $86,000 cash bail.