Published: Thu, 22 Oct 2009
Description: (NECN: Alysha Palumbo, Sudbury, Mass.) - A Massachusetts man was put behind bars on Wednesday, accused in a homegrown terrorist plot. Federal prosecutors said Tarek Mehanna, 27, of Sudbury, Massachusetts plotted to kill American and government....
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" The news in the father a Massachusetts man is defending his on this morning his son accused in a homegrown terrorism plot. Federal prosecutors say this young man 27 year old correct my Honda. Plotted to kill Americans and he's he ends Alicia Colombo is live in the -- hometown of Sudbury Massachusetts with more this morning Alicia good morning."
" Good morning Mike and this arrest comes as quite a shock in this wealthy town west of Boston. Direct my -- I was known by acquaintances and neighbors as a quiet non assuming pharmacy practice that federal authorities say he desperately wanted to be a terrorist. The 27 year old is it 2000 graduate of Lincoln Sudbury high school and it 2008 graduate. A mass college of pharmacy where his father is a professor is accused of conspiring to provide material support to terrorists. Federal officials say he plotted to kill two unnamed members of the executive branch of the US government and wanted to carry out a mall attack. And -- I was arrested yesterday at his parents Sudbury home he was out on bail on a charge of lying to terrorism task force about Daniel Maldonado. McConaughey allegedly plotted at least at one of the -- nada and the feeling Massachusetts man serving a ten year sentence for training at terrorist camps. A federal authorities say Matt Hahn I tried to get terrorist training himself but failed to do so. They say the mall attack that never happened because Maldonado couldn't provide enough on an -- weapons demands on the and his alleged co conspirators Ahmad Abu Osama and a government informant."
" Coordination and -- from different entrances the weapons need for such an assault and the possibility of attacking emergency responders. The troops and civilians is a Lazarus considered okay -- co conspirators because civilians are taxpayers. Because there -- viewed as -- farms are nonbelievers we were."
" In an open court at a trial. I'm confident that the American people. We'll put aside their fears. And stick with the fairness. That mr. Mohammed is entitled to under our constitution."
" That was made on as defense attorney manhunt is being held without bail he's due back in court on October 30 he faces up to fifteen years in prison followed by three years probation and a quarter of a million dollar fine. --"
" All right -- care it's gonna have more on the parents in just a moment but tell us in the meantime are they being -- to facing any charges whatsoever."
" No they're not but at this point there is an investigation. Going on about the day care that is allegedly held at this home. May -- mother -- had the day care of up to six children at a time. And the state actually says that she should have notified them when her son was actually charged earlier. And she should notify them within five days of criminal charges being brought against them so they are currently investigating as she has voluntarily closed down. That daycare at the home right now aren't you that's okay alright thanks very much tuition and my."