VIDEO: Florida man attempts to behead man with scissors in a convenience store

A Florida man stabbed a man pair of scissors more than 40 times as he attempted to behead him inside a convenience store, according to authorities.

Edmund Clarke, 36, entered The Trading Post in Burnt Store Marina at around 7 p.m. with the son of an elderly man he works for as a caretaker, according to the Lee County Sheriff’s Office.

A video of the incident released on Monday shows Clarke and the other man inside the store. Suddenly, Clarke seems to spot a pair of scissors, grabs them, and inserts them into the victim's neck.

Authorities said Clarke kept sticking the man’s throat in an attempt to behead him. Additionally, he grabbed other knives he found inside the store.

Clarke kept attacking his victim for several minutes before police arrived at the scene. Clarke was arrested and charged with attempted murder.

The victim had severe wounds to his head, neck, and torso. He was flown to a nearby hospital.

An investigation of the incident found that Clarke had served as a caretaker for the man’s father for almost a decade. The two men met somewhere before the incident and Clarke asked to go inside the store to buy food.

One of the witnesses said Clarke began hallucinating and was saying he was being targeted by an unknown enemy before the attack.

“This disgusting crime will not be tolerated in Lee County,” said Sheriff Carmine Marceno. “I am proud of the quick response of our deputies that helped save the victim’s life, and the hard work of my detectives to take Clarke off the street.”