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34-year-old Jorge Santiago arrested in Chase Bank security guard stabbing

Arrest made in stabbing of security guard at Upper East Side bank
Arrest made in stabbing of security guard at Upper East Side bank 00:30

NEW YORK -- A man has been charged with attempted murder for allegedly stabbing a security guard Friday at a Chase Bank on the Upper East Side

Police said Saturday they took 34-year-old Jorge Santiago into custody. He was also charged with assault and criminal possession of a weapon. 

Santiago reportedly became irate at the bank Friday morning when a teller said they could not help him. He's accused of stabbing the 59-year-old security guard in the neck on his way out. 

The security guard is hospitalized with serious injuries, according to police. 

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