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U.S. NEWSSaturday 18 April 2015
Ohio man pleads not guilty to plotting military base attack
ANDREW WELSH-HUGGINS Sam Shamansky, defense attorney for accused terrorist Abdi- Department-designated ment was only presenting
AP Legal Affairs Writer rahman Sheik Mohamud, answers questions after Mohamud terrorist group, until he was one side so far. He labeled
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — entered not guilty pleas in federal court to charges of support- killed in battle in Syria in the indictment a “cherry-
An Ohio man pleaded not ing terrorism, supporting a terrorist group and making a false June 2014. picked” document as sig-
guilty Friday to charges statement involving international terrorism, on Friday, April 17, Mohamud, 23, was nificant for what it didn’t
he traveled to Syria and 2015, in Columbus, Ohio. Mohamud was arrested in Columbus charged with supporting say as what it did.
trained alongside terrorists, in February on state terrorism and money laundering counts. terrorism, supporting a ter- Mohamud has no criminal
then returned to the U.S. rorist group and making a record, has never been
with plans to attack a mili- (AP Photo/Andrew Welsh-Huggins) false statement involving violent and made no in-
tary base in Texas or a pris- international terrorism. Pros- tent to flee during the year
on. “His intent for the United form.” ecutors said he lied to an the government tailed
Abdirahman Sheik Mo- States was to kill Ameri- The indictment also says Ohio FBI agent by saying him, Shamansky said. Mo-
hamud, a U.S. citizen origi- cans,” Squires said. “That Mohamud’s brother, Ab- he was in Istanbul when au- hamud went to high school
nally from Somalia, wanted included U.S. military, po- difatah Aden, fought with thorities say he was in Syria. in suburban Columbus, is
to “kill three or four Ameri- lice and anyone in uni- Jabhat al-Nusrah, a State Mohamud was arrested in close to his family, likes to
can soldiers execution Columbus in February on play basketball and has
style,” according to the state terrorism and money worked in the past, he said.
indictment. Attacking the laundering counts. “In many respects, he’s just
prison was part of a back- Mohamud became a U.S. a normal 23-year-old kid.
up plan if that didn’t work, citizen in February 2014, Period,” Shamansky said.
the charges said. according to the govern- Events leading to Moham-
Mohamud traveled to ment. At the hearing, Mo- ud’s arrest began around
Syria and received terror- hamud was shackled at September 2013 when he
ism training on weapons, the ankles, and his wrists communicated online with
combat and tactics, As- were shackled to his waist. his brother about plans to
sistant U.S. Attorney Doug He sat quietly, listening in- travel to Syria to fight, the
Squires said after a brief tently to the judge. He re- indictment said. They later
court hearing. plied politely but quietly, talked about ways Mo-
saying, “Yes, ma’am” as he hamud could support him
answered questions. financially, according to
Mohamud’s sister and the government.
mother attended the hear- Mohamud told his brother
ing but declined to com- of his desire to “join you in
ment afterward. the high ranks as a Muja-
Defense attorney Sam Sha- hid,” or violent jihadist, ac-
mansky called the charges cording to the indictment.
serious but said the govern- q
Police: Man kills 2 brothers,
mom, woman in U.S. home
PHOENIX (AP) — Phoe- shot himself. Crump said
nix police said Friday that earlier that the family had
a man who had been in origins in Morocco.
a business dispute with his The three brothers ran a
two brothers shot and killed company that offered cars
them, his mother and one for hire and a restaurant,
of their wives before taking Crump said Friday. There
his own life. had been an ongoing dis-
The man’s wife fled the pute about the business,
home with two young chil- and one brother opened
dren and another woman fire, he said.
when the gunfire broke out “According to witness ac-
Thursday afternoon, Sgt. counts, yesterday he had
Trent Crump said. made some off-the-wall
Police aren’t yet identifying comments, at the time say-
the four victims or the man ing goodbye to people,”
who opened fire and later Crump said. q
U.S. NEWSSaturday 18 April 2015
Ohio man pleads not guilty to plotting military base attack
ANDREW WELSH-HUGGINS Sam Shamansky, defense attorney for accused terrorist Abdi- Department-designated ment was only presenting
AP Legal Affairs Writer rahman Sheik Mohamud, answers questions after Mohamud terrorist group, until he was one side so far. He labeled
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — entered not guilty pleas in federal court to charges of support- killed in battle in Syria in the indictment a “cherry-
An Ohio man pleaded not ing terrorism, supporting a terrorist group and making a false June 2014. picked” document as sig-
guilty Friday to charges statement involving international terrorism, on Friday, April 17, Mohamud, 23, was nificant for what it didn’t
he traveled to Syria and 2015, in Columbus, Ohio. Mohamud was arrested in Columbus charged with supporting say as what it did.
trained alongside terrorists, in February on state terrorism and money laundering counts. terrorism, supporting a ter- Mohamud has no criminal
then returned to the U.S. rorist group and making a record, has never been
with plans to attack a mili- (AP Photo/Andrew Welsh-Huggins) false statement involving violent and made no in-
tary base in Texas or a pris- international terrorism. Pros- tent to flee during the year
on. “His intent for the United form.” ecutors said he lied to an the government tailed
Abdirahman Sheik Mo- States was to kill Ameri- The indictment also says Ohio FBI agent by saying him, Shamansky said. Mo-
hamud, a U.S. citizen origi- cans,” Squires said. “That Mohamud’s brother, Ab- he was in Istanbul when au- hamud went to high school
nally from Somalia, wanted included U.S. military, po- difatah Aden, fought with thorities say he was in Syria. in suburban Columbus, is
to “kill three or four Ameri- lice and anyone in uni- Jabhat al-Nusrah, a State Mohamud was arrested in close to his family, likes to
can soldiers execution Columbus in February on play basketball and has
style,” according to the state terrorism and money worked in the past, he said.
indictment. Attacking the laundering counts. “In many respects, he’s just
prison was part of a back- Mohamud became a U.S. a normal 23-year-old kid.
up plan if that didn’t work, citizen in February 2014, Period,” Shamansky said.
the charges said. according to the govern- Events leading to Moham-
Mohamud traveled to ment. At the hearing, Mo- ud’s arrest began around
Syria and received terror- hamud was shackled at September 2013 when he
ism training on weapons, the ankles, and his wrists communicated online with
combat and tactics, As- were shackled to his waist. his brother about plans to
sistant U.S. Attorney Doug He sat quietly, listening in- travel to Syria to fight, the
Squires said after a brief tently to the judge. He re- indictment said. They later
court hearing. plied politely but quietly, talked about ways Mo-
saying, “Yes, ma’am” as he hamud could support him
answered questions. financially, according to
Mohamud’s sister and the government.
mother attended the hear- Mohamud told his brother
ing but declined to com- of his desire to “join you in
ment afterward. the high ranks as a Muja-
Defense attorney Sam Sha- hid,” or violent jihadist, ac-
mansky called the charges cording to the indictment.
serious but said the govern- q
Police: Man kills 2 brothers,
mom, woman in U.S. home
PHOENIX (AP) — Phoe- shot himself. Crump said
nix police said Friday that earlier that the family had
a man who had been in origins in Morocco.
a business dispute with his The three brothers ran a
two brothers shot and killed company that offered cars
them, his mother and one for hire and a restaurant,
of their wives before taking Crump said Friday. There
his own life. had been an ongoing dis-
The man’s wife fled the pute about the business,
home with two young chil- and one brother opened
dren and another woman fire, he said.
when the gunfire broke out “According to witness ac-
Thursday afternoon, Sgt. counts, yesterday he had
Trent Crump said. made some off-the-wall
Police aren’t yet identifying comments, at the time say-
the four victims or the man ing goodbye to people,”
who opened fire and later Crump said. q
