A man has been arrested on charges he stabbed a New York City cab driver after asking the driver if he was Muslim and the driver said yes.
Police arrested Michael Enright Tuesday night on charges including attempted murder as a hate crime. He was expected to appear in court in Manhattan later Wednesday.
Police say the 21-year-old suspect from suburban Brewster, N.Y., was drunk when he hailed the cab on Manhattan’s East Side.
Police say he attacked the driver with a folding knife before jumping out a rear window.
An officer found Mr. Enright slumped on the sidewalk and arrested him. The driver was treated for multiple lacerations.
The name of Mr. Enright’s lawyer was not immediately available.
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