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Thomas Terrence Lavaron from Detroit stabbed two people with a 3-inch blade when he asked them if they were Muslims and they said they weren't. He said to the police that he was a Muslim. They charged him with two counts of assault with intent to murder, one count of carrying a dangerous weapon, and one count of possession of a controlled substance (marijuana). Also according to the law in Michigan he could be charged with ethnic intimidation which is a felony. The FBI also are investigating him and if it is a hate crime he could face federal charges.

References:

http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2015/02/17/man-stabs-two-at-a-bus-stop-after-asking-them-if-theyre-muslim/ The Washington Post

http://edition.cnn.com/2015/02/17/us/detroit-bus-stop-stabbings/ CNN

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2958006/Incoherent-Detroit-man-stabs-two-bus-stop-told-not-Muslim.html The Daily Mail (Britain)

http://www.latimes.com/nation/la-na-michigan-muslim-stabbing-20150217-story.html The Los Angeles Times

http://www.foxnews.com/us/2015/02/18/michigan-man-asked-victims-if-were-muslim-before-stabbing-them/ Fox News

http://www.theblaze.com/stories/2015/02/17/he-asked-group-at-bus-stop-if-they-were-muslims-when-two-answered-he-tried-to-kill-them-police/ The Blaze

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/02/17/man-stabs-people-after-asking-if-they-are-muslim_n_6701614.html The Huffington Post

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/man-allegedly-stabs-two-people-at-detroit-bus-stop-after-asking-if-they-were-muslims-10052588.html The Independent (UK)

https://news.google.com/news/story?ncl=dI78eIRsKP60ZuMJyV2odR0JKah1M&q=Thomas+Terrence+Lavaron&lr=English&hl=en&sa=X&ei=npHkVML5IInbapHHgLgC&ved=0CC0QqgIwAA More links on Google News