Montreal man accused in Flint airport attack denied bail

FLINT, Mich. — A Canadian man accused of stabbing an airport police officer in Flint, Mich., will remain in jail while his case proceeds.

Joan Morgan, a lawyer for Amor Ftouhi (ah-MOOR’ fuh-TOO’-ee), didn’t object to the government’s request that he stay in jail.

She told a federal judge today that the 49-year-old man from Montreal would be held by U.S. immigration authorities even if granted bond in the criminal case.

Morgan declined to comment to reporters.

Ftouhi wore a medical mask over his mouth and twice mumbled words as he entered court.

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He is charged with committing violence at the Flint airport by stabbing Lt. Jeff Neville in the neck last week.

Ftouhi is a native of Tunisia.

Police say he yelled “Allahu akbar,” the Arabic phrase for “God is great.”

The Associated Press