Michael Enright seemed like a normal college kid. He didn’t seem anything like a person who would go out of his way to hurt another. That was of course, until he decided to stab a cab driver for being Muslim.

Michael Enright was arraigned on Wednesday afternoon for second-degree attempted murder as a hate crime, first-degree assault as a hate crime, and fourth-degree criminal possession of a weapon. Enright, 21 will be held without bail.

Enright got into a cab at 6:15 p.m. on Tuesday night in New York. He was visibly drunk when entering the cab. He proceeded to ask cab driver Ahmed H. Sharif if he was a Muslim. When Sharif answered, “Yes”, Enright stabbed him several times with a utility knife.

This horrendous hate crime was committed by someone who is known as a “good student”, and “nice guy”. Enright had been working on a film about his friend who is a Marine in Afghanistan. You can watch the film trailer below. It is entitled “Home of the Brave”.