Police in Maryland has said that an assault against a rabbi who was attacked with a wooden stake was being probed as a hate crime and a suspect was arrested, Reuters reports.

The incident took place in Silver Spring in Maryland.

“For unknown reasons, the male suspect, identified as 47-year-old Junior Michael Reece, swung a wooden stake at the victim, striking him,” Montgomery County Police Department said in a statement.

“This incident is being investigated as a hate crime.”

The suspect was charged with felony assault and related crimes, police said, adding that the victim, who was not identified, suffered minor injuries.