A man was arrested Tuesday on suspicion of cutting a MAX train passenger with a butter knife at the Beaverton Transit Center, an official said.

The victim told police someone approached and slashed the knife at him several times, striking him in the ear, as his train stopped and its doors opened, said Officer Mike Rowe, a Beaverton police spokesman. The victim suffered a small cut and didn't need to be taken to a hospital, Rowe said in an email.

The man suspected of cutting him fled, but police found him in the area, Rowe said. Police arrested Enrique Diaz in connection with the incident.

Rowe said Diaz, 24, will be booked into the Washington County Jail, likely on suspicion of second-degree assault. He said Diaz didn't know the man he's suspected of attacking and that police suspect drugs were a factor in the incident.

The attack happened around 8:25 p.m. Rowe said authorities urged the victim to go to an urgent care facility to inquire about getting his wound stitched.

-- The Oregonian/OregonLive