A 40-year-old South Bend man has been arrested and charged in connection with the fatal stabbing of Frederick Phillips.

South Bend police were called to the 600 block of South Liberty Street shortly after 1 a.m. Nov. 1 for a medical emergency. Officers found Phillips, 60, with an apparent stab wound. He was pronounced dead at the scene.

Investigators with the South Bend Police Department’s Violent Crimes Unit identified Patrick Chatman as a suspect and arrested him.

The St. Joseph County Prosecutor’s Office charged Chatman with murder, voluntary manslaughter and aggravated battery. A murder conviction carries a sentence of 45 to 65 years in prison. The penalties for the other charges range from 10 to 30 years for voluntary manslaughter and three to 16 years for aggravated battery.

Chatman is being held at the St. Joseph County Jail.