Suspect in Michigan Walmart Stabbings Is Charged With a Rarely Used State Terrorism Count

Suspect in Michigan Walmart Stabbings Is Charged With a Rarely Used State Terrorism Count
Officers investigate the scene where 11 people were stabbed at a Walmart in Traverse City, Mich., on July 27, 2025. Ryan Sun/AP Photo
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DETROIT—A Michigan prosecutor filed a terrorism charge Monday against a man accused of stabbing 11 people at a Walmart store. The charge has been rarely used in the state’s courts since it was adopted more than 20 years ago during the national outrage over 9/11.

Grand Traverse County Prosecutor Noelle Moeggenberg said she believes the charge fits because the weekend attack was intended to “put fear in the entire community and to change how maybe we operate on a daily basis.”