Police have arrested and charged a man in connection with an assault that happened outside Nikki's Night Club on March 14.

Police earlier identified Kevin Jason Sanders, 35, streets of New Bern, as the suspect after a security guard at the club was attacked and cut on the neck by a knife.

Sanders was located in Trent Court around 5 p.m. Sunday and taken into custody by police.

Beth Stevenson, New Bern police spokeswoman, said a citizen tipped off police to Sanders' location. She said he did not offer resistance.

Sanders faces charges of assault with a deadly weapon with intent to kill inflicting serious injury and assault inflicting serious injury.

He was put in jail with his bail set at $35,000.

Sanders has a criminal history going back to 1995. His convictions include assault, breaking and entering, possession of drug paraphernalia, resisting arrest and driving while impaired.

The victim of the assault was Shade Simpson, 39. Simpson was walking out of the club around 2:45 a.m. with club manager Daniel Bennett. The two were leaving the club, located at New Bern and Queen streets, going to their cars.

Simpson works as a security guard at the club and identified Sanders as the man who cut him.

Simpson was treated and released from Craven Regional Medical Center.