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Hate Crime Charges in Stabbing of a Cabdriver
| This is filed as non-WoT, since it's increasingly clear that Mr. Enright is nuts. |
A film student arrested in the slashing of a Muslim taxi driver in Manhattan last week was indicted on Monday on charges of second-degree attempted murder and first-degree assault as hate crimes.
The student, Michael Enright, 21, was not in Manhattan Criminal Court during the brief hearing; James Zaleta, an assistant district attorney, informed his lawyer, Lawrence M. Fisher, that Mr. Enright had been indicted. The indictment is expected to be unsealed on Sept. 22.
| Enright is singing to the wall over at Bellevue right now ... |
Mr. Enright had recently been embedded with a Marine unit in Afghanistan and was working on a documentary about it. He had also volunteered for a nonprofit group whose mission included fostering understanding among religions and cultures, veterans and civilians.
| So he wasn't a tea party activist, much to the dismay of the Progressive community and the MFM ... |
The taxi driver, Ahmed H. Sharif, 44, said Mr. Enright had first made small talk with him. After he told Mr. Enright that he was Muslim, Mr. Sharif said, Mr. Enright responded with an Arabic greeting, silence and then told him, "This is the checkpoint" and "I have to bring you down."
Mr. Enright then slashed Mr. Sharif in the throat, face and arms, prosecutors said.
Posted by: Steve White 2010-08-31 |
