A Syrian migrant smirked after he was arrested for the brutal attack on American model John Rudat on a tram in Germany on Tuesday.

Wearing a gray Adidas hooded sweatshirt, white Nike sneakers and black sweatpants with “Hood Rich” written on the front, the 21-year-old, identified only as Majd A., stared defiantly at photographers as he was taken before a judge in handcuffs in the eastern German city of Dresden.

Majd was originally arrested at a migrant shelter on Sunday following the violent attack, but was released less than 12 hours later as German police said they didn’t have enough evidence to tie him to the crime.

But newly-released video footage from the tram showed Majd punching Rubat in the face while armed with a weapon before his accomplice slashed the US tourist with a knife, German outlet Bild reported.

Majd has previous charges for grievous bodily harm, robbery and illegal entry, Bild reported.

Rubat, a paramedic and part-time model from Colonie, New York, was attacked after he intervened to stop Majd and his accomplice, who were allegedly violently assaulting two women on the tram.

“Then the two guys came in and started making fun of her. She didn’t respond, but seemed to know the two men,” Rubat told the outlet.

“But I immediately saw that one of them was on drugs. He had this completely insane look on this face.”

“But this guy didn’t want to fight. He wanted to kill me,” Rubat said of one of his attackers.

Majd fled the scene of the attack on a rented scooter but was arrested shortly after by police just half a mile away, Bild reported.

His accomplice, who slashed Rubat with a blade, is still at large.

The Trump administration has responded to the attack on an American citizen by calling on the German government to take stronger action.

“Chancellor Merz needs to understand that people are fed up with weak, woke reactions,” President Trump’s Special Envoy for Special Missions, Richard Grenell, wrote on X.