A man was stabbed with a nail Saturday afternoon in Aberdeen during a physical altercation.

Officers responded at 12:45 p.m. to the alley at Second and F streets, after the victim, a 26-year-old Aberdeen man, asked nearby residents to call the police, according to a press release from the Aberdeen Police Department. The suspect was gone from the scene when police arrived moments later. The Aberdeen Fire Department responded and transported the victim to the Grays Harbor Community Hospital.

While officers were speaking with the victim, the 48-year old suspect, also an Aberdeen resident, walked to the Aberdeen Police Department, where he reported that he had been involved in an altercation and stabbed the victim in self-defense.

The suspect reported he had been receiving threats from the victim over a relationship matter, police said. At the alley, the verbal dispute escalated into a physical altercation, during which the suspect claimed he was struck by the victim, according to the account. As they were fighting, the suspect reportedly found a large nail on the ground and he stabbed the suspect with the nail. The suspect willingly provided a statement about his involvement in the event.

The victim was interviewed at the hospital. He was very uncooperative with officers, reporting he did not want to press criminal charges against the suspect and subsequently signed a waiver of prosecution related to the incident, police said.

Officers spoke with the Grays Harbor County Prosecutor’s Office about the matter, and the suspect was booked into the Aberdeen jail facility over the weekend pending outcome of the investigation. As of Monday morning, the matter was being referred to the Aberdeen City Prosecutor’s Office for consideration of charges on both individuals for either fourth-degree assault or disorderly conduct.