2022 stabber of Salman Rushdie, Hadi Matar, rejects plea deal reducing state prison sentence from 25 to 20 years.
Salman Rushdie's stabber, Hadi Matar, rejected a plea deal that would have reduced his state prison sentence from 25 years to 20 years, but exposed him to a federal terrorism-related charge. The New Jersey man, who is accused of stabbing Rushdie multiple times in 2022, has been held without bail. The rejected plea agreement would have required Matar to plead guilty to attempted murder in Chautauqua County, resulting in a maximum state prison sentence of 20 years.
July 02, 2024
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