Muslim cabbie-stabber Michael Enright told cops he was a "patriot." And: "I need my mother."

Michael Enright—the aspiring filmmaker who allegedly slashed a cab driver in New York because he was Muslim—was denied bail on Monday after his lawyer argued that Enright was suffering from PTSD and was an alcoholic, The Times reported.

Now that we've all been shocked by the cabbie stabber, let's find out about his victim, Ahmed Sharif . Damn: He can't work because of his wounds, and fund-raising efforts barely raised enough to pay for his kids' baby formula.

Michael Enright, the drunk filmmaker accused of stabbing a cabdriver in Manhattan after asking "Are you Muslim?", worked well with both American soldiers and Muslims while in Afghanistan. So what happened? Was it his "intense experience" in the war-torn country?

The man accused of stabbing a Muslim NYC cab driver hardly has the background one might expect from someone charged with a hate crime committed in a drunken rage.