Ithaca man charged after stabbing near county library

A confrontation near the bus stop outside the Tompkins County Public Library quickly escalated Wednesday afternoon, leaving one man with a stab wound and another in handcuffs. John-Paul Cisneros, 40, of Ithaca, was arrested and charged following the altercation in the 100 block of East Green Street, according to the Ithaca Police Department. Officers responded to the scene shortly before 4 p.m. Wednesday for a report of a physical dispute involving a knife. Upon investigation, police said Cisneros threatened to stab another man and displayed a knife, prompting the man to pepper-spray him. Police said Cisneros then tackled the man and stabbed him in the thigh. The man, who police do not identify, was taken to a regional hospital and is being treated for a “moderate, non-life-threatening” laceration. A bystander at the scene who identified themselves as Luchian said they witnessed the altercation begin between the two men after stepping off the bus. “I saw the guy. He [was