(Detroit News) Amor Ftouhi, a Tunisian national accused of stabbing a police officer during a terrorist attack at Bishop International Airport in Flint last year, will undergo psychiatric tests, a move that raises doubt about whether he will stand trial in November.
The tests will determine if Ftouhi, 51, is competent to stand trial or suffers from diminished capacity. The upcoming tests were revealed by Ftouhi’s lawyer, Joan Morgan, during a pretrial conference in federal court Tuesday.
“I will be able to let the court and government know whether I would be interested in pursuing a mental-health defense,” Morgan told the judge.
Ftouhi, whose outbursts and chants of “Allahu Akbar” have marked previous court appearances, was expected to attend the hearing in front of U.S. District Judge Linda Parker.
