A man is charged after police say he stabbed a park ranger in Center City.

Police say the victim was discovered Sunday afternoon in a security booth in the center of Rittenhouse Square Park on Walnut Street with several stab wounds to his face and head.

The park ranger told police he was inside the booth, when a man, identified by police as 34-year-old Thomas Riceman, entered and tried to lay down. 

When asked to leave, police say Riceman attacked the ranger with scissors.

Despite the scuffle, the ranger was able to handcuff Riceman and wait for police.

He went to the hospital in stable condition.

Riceman is charged with first-degree attempted murder, aggravated assault, ethnic intimidation and related offenses.

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A man is charged after police say he stabbed a park ranger in Center City.
Police say the victim was discovered Sunday afternoon in a security booth in the center of Rittenhouse Square Park on Walnut Street with several stab wounds to his face and head.
The park ranger told police he was inside the booth, when a man, identified by police as 34-year-old Thomas Riceman, entered and tried to lay down. 
When asked to leave, police say Riceman attacked the ranger with scissors.
Despite the scuffle, the ranger was able to handcuff Riceman and wait for police.
He went to the hospital in stable condition.
Riceman is charged with first-degree attempted murder, aggravated assault, ethnic intimidation and related offenses.
📸: Getty Images

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