Emergency services in Charlottesville, VA
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Charlottesville police identified a man who threatened officers with a knife before stabbing himself in the chest Monday afternoon.

Kenneth Wayne George, 46, from Grottoes, is in stable condition at the University of Virginia Medical Center after police said he tried to abduct a 17-year-old girl and that he then stabbed himself when police attempted to apprehend him. Just after 1:30 p.m. Monday, city police were dispatched to the Days Inn at 1600 N. Emmet St. for the report of a possible abduction.

Minutes later, police spotted the suspect — later identified as George — hiding behind a utility building behind Ming Dynasty, near Emmet and Earhart Streets. When the officers attempted to apprehend him, George reportedly threw a trash can at one officer and then charged at him with a knife in hand.As officers avoided him, George reportedly shouted, "Shoot me."

Police said George then stabbed himself in the chest and an officer used a Taser to disable him. As he fell to the ground, George continued to injure himself, but officers were able to restrain and stop him, according to police.

No officers were injured during the incident. Police also said the 17-year-old abduction victim, who is known to George, was not injured.

George faces charges of abduction and assault and battery on a law enforcement officer. When he is released from the hospital, police said he will be taken to the Albemarle-Charlottesville Regional Jail.