A student at the Worthington Scranton Campus was allegedly stabbed by his roommate early Saturday morning at their apartment in Throop, a borough near the campus, Throop Borough Police said.

Greg Parsons was stabbed once in the chest with a 2-inch butterfly-type knife and suffered a punctured lung, according to an article in yesterday's Scranton Times.

Parsons is listed in stable condition at the trauma center of Community Medical Center in Scranton, a hospital spokeswoman said.

According to the Times' article, Parsons' roommate and alleged attacker, Edwin Reed, fled the scene. He was picked up by Plains Township Police in the admissions area of the Veterans Administration hospital in Plains Township, a hospital spokesman said. The spokesman declined to provide any other information.

Reed was arrested by Throop police on charges of criminal attempt to commit homicide, aggravated assault, simple assault, disorderly conduct, recklessly endangering another person and possessing an instrument of crime.

Reed, also a student at Worthington Scranton Campus, is being held in the Lackawanna County Prison. Scranton District Justice Robert Russell set bail at $150,000 Saturday, the Times reported.

Throop police declined yesterday to provide any information on the matter. The circumstances surrounding the stabbing were also not available.

"I've been led to believe it's nothing approaching a murder. If it was more serious I would've been appraised of it," said James Gallagher, chief executive officer of Worthington Scranton Campus.

An incident such as this has not happened before at the campus, said Maria Russoniello, director of University relations at the campus. Parsons' stabbing was "news to us," Russoniello said, adding that all she knew about it was from reading the paper.

The University could press charges of its own. If Reed is found guilty, he could be placed on probation, suspended for one to six semesters, suspended indefinitely, or expelled, said Donald Suit, director of the Office of Conduct Standards.

"The state or court may determine he's not guilty, but we could determine him guilty," Suit said, noting that the University's charges would be at the civil level.