Travis Armstrong was shopping at the time of the stabbing and said his 15-year-old daughter, Ava, was waiting for him in the car outside, parked next to the suspect's vehicle.

The criminal complaint filed Tuesday showed 31-year-old Gerald Hudson was charged with first- and second-degree assault, for the attack that left the 17-year-old employee with a 2- to 3-inch laceration to the back of her neck. Court documents said the alleged assault occurred inside the company's Carver location just after 2 p.m. Sunday.

A man from Kansas City is now charged with felony assault for the alleged stabbing of a 17-year-old Fleet Farm employee in Carver. Sheriff's deputies say 31-year-old Gerald Hudson of Kansas stabbed the female employee in the neck Sunday and fled the scene.

CARVER, Minn. – A 17-year-old Fleet Farm employee is recovering after being stabbed in the neck at the Carver store. Sheriff’s deputies say a 31-year-old man from Kansas City stabbed the teen Sunday and fled the scene. The teen from Jordan was taken to Hennepin County Medical Center in stable condition.

Charges have been filed in an alleged attack that seriously wounded a teenage Fleet Farm worker​ in Minnesota over the weekend.

The Carver County Sheriff’s Office is investigating the stabbing of a teenage girl at the Carver Fleet Farm Sunday afternoon. 31-year-old Gerald Hudson of Kansas City is charged 1st degree assault and 2nd degree assault with a dangerous weapon.