At about 10:30 p.m. Wednesday, Columbia police officers were called to an alley between Ninth and Tenth Streets in downtown Columbia to attend to a man that was stabbed, according to a Columbia Police Department new release.

The victim was taken to the hospital to be treated for non-life threatening injuries.

Police identified as Deanthony Weir, 26, as a suspect. He was arrested on suspicion of first-degree assault.

The victim, 36, went into the alley to take his dog out.

“He actually came out of a business there nearby with his dog,” CPD spokeswoman Jill Wieneke said.

Weir happened to be urinating in the same alley and then urinated on the victim’s dog and became angry when the victim confronted Weir about the incident, the news release stated. Weir then stabbed the victim in his abdomen and left the scene.

Seven minutes after Weir fled he was found on the corner of Ninth and Locust and officers took him into custody without incident, the news release stated.

“I think there were some cops that were lucky, because the ones that actually found him weren’t exactly downtown officers,” Wieneke said. “They just did a really great job of listening to the radio and finding him really quickly. Sometimes, officers are just in the right place at the right time.”

Wieneke said she does not know the condition of the victim who was transported to the hospital following the incident. She said CPD typically only follow-ups on medical issues if the injuries are life threatening.

Even with the other stabbing this week, Wieneke said there is not a pattern to stabbings.

“I don’t think there’s really any set pattern to it,” Wieneke said. “It seems like lately that’s been the assault of choice.”