Elkhart Police arrested a man on Sunday afternoon after he allegedly stabbed his girlfriend.

Around 1 p.m. Sunday, Elkhart Police were called to a residence in the 900 block of Oxford Street to investigate a stabbing.

When they arrived, the victim told police she was in a verbal argument with her live-in boyfriend, who was later identified as 29-year-old Ramon Morales Cross.

She told police he then used a knife to stab her in the stomach, according to police.

The victim was taken to Elkhart General Hospital with non-life threatening injuries.

Cross was not at the scene when police arrived.

Cross was located in an alley in the area of Taylor and Belmont streets, according to police.

Cross was arrested on preliminary charges of domestic battery with a knife and aggravated battery with a knife.