 The man charged with stabbing author Salman Rushdie turns down a plea deal that would have shortened his state prison term, but exposed him to a federal terrorism-related charge. CBS's Jim Cressula. Hadi Matar rejected the agreement during a court hearing in Mayville, New York. He's scheduled to stand trial later this year. The 26-year-old man, who was born in the U.S. but has dual citizenship in Lebanon, has been held without bail since the 2022 attack.