A 38-year-old man from Sicklerville was charged with attempted murder after officials said he stabbed a Camden County police officer on Sunday night.

Camden County Police have identified the officer stabbed outside a grocery store as 23-year-old Joshua McKnight of Pine Hill. Officials say Officer McKnight is in critical condition.

McKnight, who joined the force two years ago, was hospitalized in critical but stable condition. A suspect, 38-year-old Richard Dennis of Sicklerville, was arrested minutes later after fleeing toward South 7th Street and Kaighns Avenue,