Man arrested, charged in stabbing, robbery of Houston Methodist employee in TMC parking garage

HOUSTON – Houston police have arrested Perry Green, 46, and charged him with aggravated kidnapping and aggravated robbery with a deadly weapon in connection with the stabbing and robbery of a woman at 6519 Fannin Street in the Texas Medical Center, according to officials.

Police said the attack happened around 6:47 a.m. on Monday inside Garage 1 at the Houston Methodist campus, where the victim — a Houston Methodist employee — was stabbed in the upper body on Level 5.

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She was taken to Memorial Hermann Hospital, and hospital officials later told employees she was expected to be released the same day.

Officers with the HPD Major Assaults unit, the South Central Crime Suppression Team, and Houston METRO Police arrested Green on Wednesday, police said.

Authorities previously said the incident did not appear to be a targeted attack. Houston Methodist also temporarily placed some buildings on lockdown after the stabbing and announced increased patrols and security visibility across the Texas Medical Center area.