The man accused of stabbing author Salman Rushdie, leaving him blind in one eye, rejected a plea deal Tuesday that would have tied in a federal terrorism-related charge but reduced his state prison sentence,

The man charged with stabbing author Salman Rushdie has rejected a plea deal that would have shortened his state prison term but exposed him to a federal terrorism-related charge.

Hadi Matar, 26, has been held without bail since the 2022 attack, in which he is accused of stabbing Rushdie more than a dozen times and blinding him in one eye as the acclaimed writer was onstage, about to give a lecture at the Chautauqua Institution in Western New York.

Man accused of stabbing Salman Rushdie rejects plea deal that would have exposed him to a terrorism charge, lawyer says

Hadi Matar would not agree to a deal that could reduce his sentence since it would open him up to a federal terror charge

The man charged with stabbing author Salman Rushdie rejected a plea deal Tuesday that would have shortened his state prison term but exposed him to a federal terrorism-related charge, the

A man charged with stabbing author Salman Rushdie has rejected a plea deal that would have shortened his state prison term but exposed him to a federal terrorism-related charge, the suspect's lawyer says.

The man charged with stabbing author Salman Rushdie rejected a plea deal on Tuesday that would have shortened his state prison term but exposed him to

El hombre acusado de apuñalar al escritor Salman Rushdie rechazó el martes un acuerdo de culpabilidad que habría acortado su condena en una prisión estatal, pero lo expondría a un cargo federal relacionado con el terrorismo,