SAN DIEGO -- A young man who stabbed another near the eye with a pen Saturday at the Comic-Con convention at the San Diego Convention Center was arrested on suspicion of assault with a deadly weapon, police said.

The stabbing occurred around 4:45 p.m. at the convention center at 111 W. Harbor Drive, a San Diego Fire-Rescue Department dispatcher said.

The men were in Hall H at Comic-Con when they argued over one sitting too close to the other in the crowded room, said San Diego police Officer David Stafford.

"The males got into a physical altercation and one male struck the other male near the eye with a pen," he said. "The male that was struck was taken to a local hospital with a minor cut on or near his eyelid."

The suspect was arrested on suspicion of assault with a deadly weapon, Stafford said.

The men were in their early 20s and the pen stabbing occurred between panels for "Resident Evil: Afterlife" and two upcoming films from Universal Studios, "Paul" and "Cowboys and Aliens," which was delayed for 45 minutes because of the incident, the Union-Tribune reported on its website.

Other attendees restrained the suspect until police arrived, the newspaper reported.

Comic-Con is San Diego's largest annual convention.

Stafford described the Comic-Con crowd of self-described freaks and geeks as usually tame.

"There really haven't been any issues," he said. "They don't drink, so that cuts down on the fights."