Michigan state police

FLINT, Mich. - Elias Abuelazam arrived back in Michigan on Thursday shackled, surrounded by a more than a dozen police and wrapped - for his own safety - in a bulletproof vest to face the first of what likely will be numerous charges related to more than a dozen stabbing attacks.

FLINT, Mich. - A man suspected in 18 attacks in three states, including five fatal stabbings, has been flown to Michigan from Atlanta for a hearing in one of the attacks.

FLINT, Mich. - A man suspected in 18 attacks in three states, including five fatal stabbings, was extradited to Michigan on Thursday to face charges in one of the assaults.

DETROIT - Police in Michigan said Saturday they'll use the time it takes to return a man suspected in a three-state stabbing spree that left five men dead to work out logistics and address concerns for his safety.