An Oahu grand jury Tuesday indicted a 56-year-old homeless man, who has a history of felony convictions dating back to the 1980s, in connection with a stabbing last month.

Anh Bui was indicted on first-degree assault after he allegedly stabbed Viet Nguyen, 39, near Tiana Bar on North Nimitz Highway on July 29. The incident occurred at 2:10 a.m.

Bui was initially arrested on suspicion second-degree attempted murder on Nuuanu Avenue two weeks after the incident. Prosecutors later recharged him with first-degree assault. He is being held at Oahu Community Correctional Center unable to post bail of $150,000.

According to a police affidavit, Nguyen flagged down two police officers Aug. 18 at Maunakea Street and Nimitz Highway and told them that his cousin had seen the suspect near Nuuanu Avenue and Hotel Street.

Another officer, responding to a police bulletin, was directed by Nguyen’s cousin to a man matching the description of the police bulletin standing on the sidewalk at 1026 Nuuanu Ave.

After identifying Bui in a lineup, the victim said he knew Bui because of his ties to the Vietnamese community.

The police affidavit included no motive for the stabbing.

A Queen’s Medical Center emergency room doctor said Nguyen had two wounds to his back and two stab wounds to the left rib cage. The doctor told police that stab wounds also caused tearing to the victim’s diaphragm and liver.

Bui, who has 19 aliases listed in his criminal record, has a lengthy history with 22 convictions, including six felonies dating back to 1988, according to the Hawaii Criminal Justice Data Center. His felony convictions include theft, criminal property damage and drug possession.