After Being Released, Syrian Migrant Arrested Again For Slashing American Student In Face [WATCH]

Police in Dresden, Germany have re-arrested a 21-year-old Syrian migrant accused of participating in the violent attack on American model John Rudat, who was slashed across the face after trying to protect two women on a tram, as reported by The New York Post.

Das ist der amerikanische Held aus #Dresden. John Rudat, Model in New York. pic.twitter.com/aJ8dd3IF31

— Conny (@conny204) August 25, 2025

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The suspect, identified as Majid A., was taken into custody early Tuesday following new evidence uncovered by investigators. He appeared before a judge at the Dresden District Court later that day and was ordered into pretrial detention, according to German outlet Bild.

Authorities said Majid had already been detained on Sunday after the attack but was released less than 12 hours later due to what prosecutors described as insufficient evidence.

Police now allege Majid was directly involved in the assault, wielding a “dangerous object” during the beating of Rudat before an accomplice slashed the model across the face with a knife. The accomplice remains at large.

Syrian migrant smirks after arrest for brutal attack on American model John Rudat https://t.co/9hD4XHpXLC pic.twitter.com/xStYhoUyby

— New York Post (@nypost) August 26, 2025

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“Now that further investigation results are available, the 21-year-old Syrian, who was briefly in police custody on August 24, 2025, is also under strong suspicion of having been involved in the knife attack on the American and of having injured the victim with a dangerous object,” police said in a statement.

Prosecutors ordered his provisional arrest in the early hours of August 26, and the investigating judge approved the warrant. The prosecutor’s office warned that the investigation could take considerable time.

Images from the court appearance showed Majid wearing a grey Adidas hoodie and black sweatpants with “Hoodrich” printed on them, smirking as he was escorted by armed police.

Video footage reportedly shows Majid attacking Rudat before his accomplice inflicted the knife wound. Rudat, 21, of Colonie, New York, was rushed to Dresden University Hospital, where doctors stitched the gaping cut across his face.

Der Amerikaner John Rudat wurde in #Dresden von einem Migranten mit einem Messer schwer verletzt, als er eine junge Frau beschützte. @ainyrockstar hat für die JUNGE FREIHEIT mit ihm über die deutsche Migrationspolitik gesprochen. https://t.co/JMcflKROHj

— JUNGE FREIHEIT (@Junge_Freiheit) August 25, 2025

After the incident, Rudat posted on Instagram with his face heavily bandaged, condemning Germany’s “immigration problem.”

The attack has fueled calls for tougher immigration enforcement from Alternative für Deutschland (AfD), the right-wing party currently the second-largest in Saxony’s state parliament.

21 y/o American model, John Rudat who was attacked by third world migrants for defending a German woman they were assaulting on a subway in Dresden – speaks out for the first time since bandages were removed from his face.

He urges Germans to wake up.

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— Steven Steele (@MrStevenSteele) August 26, 2025

“Ten years after Merkel’s ‘We can do it!’ slogan, Germany is considered a no-go zone abroad. Because the CDU didn’t want to achieve anything—it left its citizens to deal with the problems it caused. Really close the borders, launch a deportation offensive now!” the AfD said in a statement.

The accomplice in the attack has not been located, and police continue to search for additional evidence.

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