A taxi driver is facing charges after police say he stabbed a passenger during a dispute over fare payment in Jericho.

Taxi driver Josue Bustillo Ramirez got into a verbal argument with a 41-year-old passenger over payment for taxi services outside the Edgewood Motel, according to police.

The dispute allegedly escalated into a physical altercation, during which Ramirez is accused of stabbing the man in the chest and abdomen with a knife.

The unnamed passenger had non-life-threatening injuries and is in stable condition.

Ramirez was arrested without incident and is charged with assault and criminal possession of a weapon.