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A Texas man was arrested after police say he attacked another man with a machete-type knife during a traffic quarrel.

Michael Martin Ochwat, 66, was arrested Wednesday and charged with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, the New Braunfels Police Department wrote on Facebook.

Police responded on Monday around noon to a report of a stabbing incident near the intersection of North Market Avenue and East San Antonio Street in New Braunfels.

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Michael Martin Ochwat, 66, was charged with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon. (New Braunfels Police Department)

When officers arrived, they found a 55-year-old male victim who had suffered a slash wound to his upper body.

Paramedics were called to the scene and provided immediate medical attention before transporting the victim to a hospital in serious but stable condition. The victim has since been released from the hospital.

The preliminary investigation indicates the victim was involved in a dispute with another driver as they were both in their vehicles. Both drivers exited their vehicles when the suspect, who has since been identified as Ochwat, confronted the victim with a machete-type knife.

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The incident happened Monday at around noon near the intersection of North Market Avenue and East San Antonio Street in New Braunfels. (Getty Images)

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Ochwat was served an arrest warrant on Wednesday afternoon and taken into custody without incident.

He was booked into the Comal County Jail and has since been released on a $50,000 bond.