Amor Ftouhi

This story has been updated.

FLINT, MI - The shackles binding Amor Ftouhi's hands and feet clinked as the U.S. Marshals directed him to his seat in the Flint U.S. District Court late on Wednesday, June 21.

"It is only twenty years or my whole life, this is what I do not understand," Ftouhi said through his spit guard face mask to his attorney, David Kelzer, before the initial appearance hearing began.

Large, red marks on Ftouhi's forehead and a fresh-looking bloodied wound on his elbow were visible before he sat down. An average build and with a graying beard, the Montreal man stood less than 6-feet-tall.

Suspected of stabbing Flint Bishop Airport Police Lt. Jeff Neville in the neck earlier in the day, Ftouhi is detained at the Genesee County Jail on a federal criminal complaint of violence at an international airport.

Here's what we know about Ftouhi, 49, so far:

According to court officials, he is a dual citizen of Canada and Tunisia. A father of three, he has lived with his children and wife in Montreal, Quebec for the past 10 years. It was

Many of Ftouhi's family members, including his mother and several siblings, live in Tunisia, court officials said. He also has a sister who lives in Switzerland.

He has no self-reported mental or physical issues, and alcohol and drugs are not suspected factors in the incident, court officials said.

Ftouhi works "on and off" as a truck driver and most recently worked two weeks ago, court officials said. He financially qualified for a federally-appointed attorney, U.S. Magistrate Judge Stephanie Dawkins Davis said.

Ftouhi primarily speaks Arabic and French with limited English, his attorney told Davis. However, Davis determined that he understood enough English to proceed through the short hearing without an interpreter.

Ftouhi entered the U.S. in Lake Champlain, New York, on Friday, June 16, and "made his way to Flint," FBI Special Agent David Gelios said during a press conference. Authorities haven't said why he came to Flint.

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Ftouhi entered the first-floor lobby at the Bishop Airport at approximately 8:52 a.m. Wednesday, carrying a red duffle and dark satchel bag, traveling up an escalator and spending roughly 20 minutes at the airport restaurant before attacking Neville, officials said. Before he stabbed the lieutenant in the neck, Fthoui entered a restroom with his luggage and left approximately 30 seconds later, carrying no bags.

Ftouhi is scheduled to appear next in Flint U.S. District Court on Wednesday, June 28 at 2:30 p.m. Federal agents will not verify where he is currently being detained.

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