Judge dismisses all charges against 3 'extremist Muslim' New Mexico compound suspectsLaw & Order | 207759 hits | Aug 29 3:06 pm | Posted by: N_Fiddledog Commentsview comments in forum Page 1 You need to be a member of CKA and be logged into the site, to comment on news. |
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"A New Mexico judge dismissed all charges against three suspects tied to a compound where alleged Muslim extremists reportedly trained children to be school shooters.
District Judge Emilio Chavez on Wednesday dismissed charges against three of the five defendants, ruling that authorities violated the state's "10-day rule."
Child abuse charges against Lucas Morton, Subhannah Wahhaj and Hujrah Wahhaj were dropped because prosecutors missed the 10-day limit for an evidentiary hearing to establish probable cause.
The five suspects were arrested by authorities after an Aug. 3 raid following a monthslong search investigating the disappearance of Abdul-ghani Wahhaj, a 3-year-boy with severe medical issues who went missing from Georgia in December. The occupants of the compound were "most likely heavily armed and considered extremist of the Muslim belief," an official said at the time.
Taos County Sheriff's deputies discovered 11 children at the compound, who were taken into the custody of state child-welfare workers. On Aug. 6, a child's remains were found on the property.
Siraj Ibn Wahhaj was allegedly training children to commit school shootings, according to prosecutors, who later alleged that the juveniles were taught how to use firearms, as well as tactical techniques, in order to kill teachers, law enforcement and other institutions they found corrupt.
Health officials confirmed earlier this month that the discovered remains were positively identified as the 3-year-old's.
Chavez said Wednesday that it was a very difficult decision to drop the charges but the rule left him with no option. Prosecutors could still seek charges for the three by asking a grand jury to indict them but offered no immediate indication on how they would proceed."
I've heard about this and while it's pissed off some of my friends I've supported the judge.
New Mexico put this in place in particular to stop the Albuquerque Police from holding people indefinitely without bail and without charge.
And the law is intended to be strictly enforced by the courts.
I might not like that these people walk free but I'd rather they walk free than let the police go back to acting like they're running a Soviet gulag.
I've heard about this and while it's pissed off some of my friends I've supported the judge.
New Mexico put this in place in particular to stop the Albuquerque Police from holding people indefinitely without bail and without charge.
And the law is intended to be strictly enforced by the courts.
I might not like that these people walk free but I'd rather they walk free than let the police go back to acting like they're running a Soviet gulag.
I've heard about this and while it's pissed off some of my friends I've supported the judge.
New Mexico put this in place in particular to stop the Albuquerque Police from holding people indefinitely without bail and without charge.
And the law is intended to be strictly enforced by the courts.
I might not like that these people walk free but I'd rather they walk free than let the police go back to acting like they're running a Soviet gulag.
Sadly this is true. Justice is fleeting sometimes.
I've heard about this and while it's pissed off some of my friends I've supported the judge.
New Mexico put this in place in particular to stop the Albuquerque Police from holding people indefinitely without bail and without charge.
And the law is intended to be strictly enforced by the courts.
I might not like that these people walk free but I'd rather they walk free than let the police go back to acting like they're running a Soviet gulag.
Law and order types who pine for Kangaroo courts to convict criminals always seem to forget those same courts will be used on them, whether they are innocent or guilty.
The defendants, Jany Leveille, 35, a Haitian national illegally present in the United States, Siraj Ibn Wahhaj, 40, Hujrah Wahhaj, 37, Subhanah Wahhaj, 35, and Lucas Morton, 40, are charged in a criminal complaint that was filed earlier today in the U.S. District Court for the District of New Mexico. The criminal complaint charges Jany Leveille with being an alien unlawfully in possession of firearms and ammunition in the District of New Mexico from Nov. 2017 through Aug. 2018. The criminal complaint charges the other four defendants with aiding and abetting Leveille in committing the offense, and with conspiring with Leveille to commit the offense.
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The defendants, Jany Leveille, 35, a Haitian national illegally present in the United States, Siraj Ibn Wahhaj, 40, Hujrah Wahhaj, 37, Subhanah Wahhaj, 35, and Lucas Morton, 40, are charged in a criminal complaint that was filed earlier today in the U.S. District Court for the District of New Mexico. The criminal complaint charges Jany Leveille with being an alien unlawfully in possession of firearms and ammunition in the District of New Mexico from Nov. 2017 through Aug. 2018. The criminal complaint charges the other four defendants with aiding and abetting Leveille in committing the offense, and with conspiring with Leveille to commit the offense.
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