Overview
- Jonathan Wohl, 37, of Queens, attacked two uniformed court officers with a knife in the lobby of the Manhattan Criminal Courthouse at 100 Centre Street around 9:30 a.m. on June 16.
- Surveillance video shows the assailant slashing one officer’s face and cutting another’s neck before colleagues disarmed and subdued him near the metal detectors.
- Wohl had 18 prior arrests with three open cases, no scheduled hearing that morning, and a history of harassing court personnel at the same building.
- Both injured officers were hospitalized in stable condition and are expected to recover from serious wounds to the face and neck.
- Authorities have opened a criminal investigation into the attacker’s motives as the New York State Supreme Court Officers Association warns that staffing shortages threaten courthouse security.