20-year-old Steven Tiapanco is charged with attempted murder in the stabbing of 23-year-old Connor Rasmussen at Madison Avenue and 46th Street on Dec. 18th.
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Tlapanco surrendered to the Midtown North police precinct with his attorney, police say.
The motive is still being determined.
Officials said 23-year-old Rasmussen, of Puyallup, Washington, was wandering through the area when a man approached and told Rasmussen to stop.
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The man then stabbed Rasmussen in the back of the neck, leaving the knife in him.
He was taken to Bellevue Hospital for treatment of a 2-inch gash, where he was treated and released.
The attack occurred after Rasmussen had proposed to his girlfriend Jordan Asher while visiting New York City.