MANHATTAN- Samuel Lee Dartez, 30, Manhattan, appeared in Riley County Court via webcam from the Riley County Jail on Friday afternoon.

Police have charged him with attempted murder after a woman was stabbed and he then was involved in a standoff with police.

The woman was found injured at the Manhattan Public Library, several blocks from where police reported she was stabbed.

Dartez was arrested after a four-hour standoff with police on Thursday in Morris County. The 27-year-old victim was taken to an area hospital. Her relationship to Dartez is unclear.

He is to be back in court on November 25.