Two court security officers were stabbed while screening people at the metal detectors at the Manhattan criminal courthouse on Monday morning, according to a state courts spokesperson.

One court officer was slashed in the face and the other was slashed in the neck, according to law enforcement sources. Both were taken to a local hospital in stable condition, sources said.

“Several Court Officers immediately rushed to stop the assailant, subduing him near a bank of magnetometers, disarming him, and taking him into custody,” state courts spokesperson Al Baker said in a statement.

The suspect, who is considered an emotionally disturbed individual, has 18 prior arrests, many for drugs, along with a history of concerning behavior at the courthouse, officials said. The suspect is being evaluated at Bellevue Hospital, according to police.

Law enforcement officials have been studying video of the attack, which was obtained by ABC News, that appears to show the suspect trying to go through security before rushing at the officers.

Baker described the incident as an apparent “targeted attack.”

An investigation is ongoing, Baker said.