Court records say the hospital tech fought to escape after being zip-tied inside her car.
HOUSTON, Texas — A 46-year-old man has been charged after police said a Houston Methodist Hospital employee was stabbed, zip-tied and robbed Monday morning inside a Texas Medical Center parking garage.
Perry Green was arrested Thursday and charged with aggravated robbery with a deadly weapon and aggravated kidnapping. Police said the attack happened shortly before 7 a.m. Monday on the fifth floor of Texas Medical Center Garage 1 near Fannin Street, where the employee had just parked before work.
Court records say the woman, described as a hospital tech, was gathering her belongings near the driver’s side of her vehicle when Green approached her. She was startled and fell across the front seats, records state. Police said she kicked, screamed and tried to hit the car horn with her head during the struggle.
Investigators said Green used zip ties that were already inside the woman’s car to bind her. Records say he demanded her debit cards and keys, then started the vehicle. The woman told police she kept screaming and eventually opened the passenger door with her toes before running for help.
The employee suffered seven stab wounds to the chest, three facial cuts and additional stab wounds elsewhere on her body, according to court records. Two brothers in the garage tried to chase the attacker but stopped after seeing a small knife with an orange handle, then helped the injured woman.
Police said Metro light rail video helped track Green. Investigators said video showed a suspect parking a Nissan van with an EMF dispensary logo at the Fannin South station, riding the train to the Dryden stop and later returning to the van after the attack.
Records say investigators connected the van to Green through his Instagram account, where police found images that appeared to show the same van and Green wearing a matching shirt. Houston police had released suspect images earlier in the week while asking the public for help identifying the man.
Houston Methodist said after the attack that part of its campus was temporarily locked down out of caution. The hospital system said there was no sign of an active or immediate threat to the campus.
The victim’s mother said her daughter is recovering and the family is taking it “day by day.” Green was expected to make his first court appearance Thursday as the criminal case moved forward.
Author note: Last updated May 15, 2026.