Judge: Use force if necessary to bring stabber to court
FLINT, Mich. (AP) — A judge has ordered federal marshals to use a "minimum amount of force" if necessary to bring a man to court for a final hearing before he faces trial in the stabbing of a Flint airport police officer .
Amor Ftouhi (ah-MOOR' fuh-TOO'-ee) declined to leave his cell during a previous hearing in Flint federal court. He's due in court again Thursday to discuss the Nov. 5 trial.
Ftouhi is charged with committing an act of violence at an airport and interfering with security. The Montreal man is a native of Tunisia in Africa.
He's accused of stabbing Lt. Jeff Neville while yelling "Allahu Akbar," the Arabic phrase for "God is great." Neville survived the attack in June 2017.