Wednesday, August 25, 2010

Man Held in Anti-Muslim Stabbing of Cabby in New York - NYTimes.com

Man Held in Anti-Muslim Stabbing of Cabby in New York - NYTimes.com: The man charged with the anti-Muslim slashing and stabbing of a cabdriver was arraigned Wednesday afternoon in Manhattan Criminal Court on charges of second-degree attempted murder as a hate crime, first-degree assault as a hate crime and fourth-degree criminal possession of a weapon.

An emergency medical technician said that had the cut been any deeper or longer, the driver would have died, prosecutors said.

Judge ShawnDya L. Simpson ordered the man, Michael Enright, 21, held without bail.