He took a train from Maine to New York City and spent the night before in a homeless shelter downtown. A notebook was found in his backpack, containing writings that talked about wanting to go to Afghanistan and training to become a "holy" [sic] warrior (<i>Mujahideen</i>), along with a note addressed to his family.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Maine man charged with attempted murder in Times Square New Year's Eve machete attack |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/boston/news/trevor-bickford-wells-maine-nypd-attack-times-square-new-years-eve-machete/ |access-date=2023-01-03 |website=www.cbsnews.com |language=en-US}}</ref> | He took a train from Maine to New York City and spent the night before in a homeless shelter downtown. A notebook was found in his backpack, containing writings that talked about wanting to go to Afghanistan and training to become a "holy" [sic] warrior (<i>Mujahideen</i>), along with a note addressed to his family.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Maine man charged with attempted murder in Times Square New Year's Eve machete attack |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/boston/news/trevor-bickford-wells-maine-nypd-attack-times-square-new-years-eve-machete/ |access-date=2023-01-03 |website=www.cbsnews.com |language=en-US}}</ref> |