CANDOR, NY (607NewsNow) — A Candor man is recovering from a stabbing.

Sheriff Gary Howard says 37-year-old John Adrat, Jr. was stabbed shortly before noon Thursday, Apr. 2 by his stepbrother, 61-year-old John Penalvert, at their home on Lathrop Rd.

“Adrat Jr. was initially transported in a personal vehicle to the Lourdes walk-in care facility at 500 Fifth Ave, Owego where immediate care was rendered by staff on scene. He was eventually transported by Campville EMS to Wilson Hospital in Johnson City, NY in serious but stable condition,” Howard said.

“Tioga County Sheriff’s Office Investigators, Deputies and members of the New York State Police immediately began searching for Penalvert. The Tioga County Drone Unit was deployed and performed an aerial search, and a New York State Police canine performed a track of the suspect. Penalvert was located approximately 2.5 miles from the residence by Sheriff Deputies and taken into custody without incident. Investigators executed a search warrant at the residence and on Penalvert’s person,” Howard added.

After Penalvert was found he was arrested and charged with the following:

Assault 1st degree (class B felony)
Criminal Possession of a Weapon 3rd degree (class D Felony)
Three counts of Endangering the Welfare of a Child (class A misdemeanors)

Howard says the alleged stabbing “took place in the presence of three young children.” Penalvert was taken to the Tioga County Jail without bail.