NEW YORK – A man has been arrested after he allegedly stabbed an EMT Wednesday night in Manhattan.
48-year-old Rudy Garcia was picked up at 94th Street and Amsterdam at around 8:50 p.m., after a call about cardiac arrest, authorities said.
The ambulance was on 59th Street when Garcia allegedly pulled out a knife and stabbed the EMT multiple times in the abdomen and leg, officials said.
The 25-year-old EMT is expected to survive.
Garcia was arrested and charged with three counts of assault and criminal possession of a weapon.
Authorities say he is no stranger to police. Garcia has eight prior arrests, including for criminal possession of a weapon, assault, menacing with a weapon. Authorities say Garcia headbutted an officer back in 2017.
The investigation is ongoing.