Man who stabbed two MoMA employees arrested in Philadelphia
Police have arrested a man wanted in the stabbing of two employees at the Museum of Modern Art in New York.
Officers found Gary Cabana, 60, sleeping on a bench at a Philadelphia bus terminal early on Tuesday morning. He was arrested without incident, police said.
Philadelphia police said they were searching for Cabana in connection with a fire set at a hotel in the city on Monday.
Police in New York said Cabana was caught on video leaping a reception desk and stabbing two employees inside the Museum of Modern Art on Saturday, after he was denied entrance for previous incidents of disorderly conduct.
The museum workers, a 24-year-old man and a 24-year-old woman, were stabbed multiple times. Both were in stable condition.
The suspect’s membership was revoked for two separate incidents of disorderly behavior in recent days, the New York police deputy commissioner of intelligence and counterterrorism, John Miller, said.
A letter informing the man of his expired membership was sent out on Friday, Miller said, and he showed up at the museum Saturday saying he intended to see a film.
“He became upset about not being allowed entrance, and then jumped over the reception desk and proceeded to attack and stab two employees of the museum multiple times,” Miller said.
MoMA, founded in 1929, is one of New York City’s top tourist attractions. Its collection of modern art includes The Starry Night by Vincent Van Gogh and works by Henri Matisse and Paul Gauguin.
The museum evacuated patrons after the attack, then closed. It was scheduled to reopen on Tuesday.