SCHENECTADY -- A city man faces multiple felony charges for a hammer attack that injured a city resident, police said Wednesday.

Mahadeo Beharry, 41, of Schenectady, repeatedly struck a man in the head with a claw hammer following a verbal dispute on the second floor of a Grove Street apartment around 4:45 p.m. Tuesday, police said.

Beharry fled to Mohawk Ambulance on State Street, smashed into the building with a hammer and destroyed property there, police said. When police arrived, Beharry hurled the hammer at the patrol car and menaced officers with a large knife. He dropped the knife and, after a brief struggle, was arrested.

He is charged with assault, criminal possession of a weapon, menacing a police officer, burglary and criminal mischief, all felonies, as well as misdemeanor resisting arrest and criminal mischief, Lt. Mark McCracken said.

Beharry was arraigned Wednesday and bail was set at $50,000. He has another court appearance scheduled for Monday.

The victim, whose identity was not released, is in stable condition at Ellis Hospital, McCracken said.