CNN, NEWS 12 NEW JERSEY LLC, PATERSONNJ.GOV, FACEBOOK, AL ABDELAZIZ, Facebook/Al AbdelazizBy Celina Tebor and Miguel Marquez, CNNThe 32-year-old man accused of stabbing an imam at a mosque Sunday in New Jersey pleaded not guilty to an attempted murder charge in court Monday afternoon. Serif Zorba was arrested for allegedly stabbing Imam Sayed Elnakib of the Omar Mosque in Paterson. Zorba was charged with first-degree attempted murder, third-degree possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose, and fourth-degree unlawful possession of a weapon, according to a news release from the Passaic County Prosecutor’s Office. Zorba, a native of Istanbul, also pleaded not guilty to the unlawful weapon possession charges. The suspect appeared in court before Paterson Municipal Court Judge Vincenzo Stampone wearing an orange jumpsuit, with his long hair mostly covering his face.

Source: CNN April 10, 2023 16:54 UTC