A man has been arrested for stabbing two officers inside Manhattan criminal court. Al Baker, a court spokesperson, says the uniformed court officers had been working security when they were attacked in the court’s lobby at around 9:45 a.

Two court security officers were stabbed inside the lobby of Manhattan criminal court in New York City in what officials said appeared to be a “targeted attack.” The New York City Police Department said a man was taken into custody after charging at the officers around 9:35 a.m. The charges he may face have not yet been released.

Two court officers were slashed Monday in the lobby of Manhattan Criminal Court, police say. Police say one man has been taken into custody. So far, there's no word on the charges against him. It happened around 9:45 a.m. inside 100 Centre Street in Lower Manhattan.