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Michigan Man Charged With Stabbings Aboard Amtrak Train

(CBS) --- A Michigan man is jailed on $1 million bond after he allegedly stabbed four people on an Amtrak train heading from Chicago to Port Huron, Michigan Friday night, reports WBBM's Mike Krauser.

44-year-old Michael Williams of Saginaw, Michigan is now charged with four counts of attempted murder.
It was about 7 p.m. eastern time Friday when police say Williams went on a rampage with a knife, stabbing a conductor and three others.

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The train was waiting for police at the Niles, Michigan station after a 911 call because police say Williams was agitated and acting odd. The attacks were occurring as police boarded the train and Williams was subdued with a Tazer.

The victims include three men and woman and none of the injuries were life-threatening and they are now stable.

If a motive for the attacks has been determined, police are not sharing.

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