CNN: New Mexico compound suspects were on a violent mission, prosecutors say. But defense sees it differently
Taos, New Mexico (CNN)The evidence was intended to paint a disturbing picture of a zealous family training for a violent mission against government institutions, New Mexico prosecutors said.
The family fled Georgia for a compound in New Mexico where they trained their children in firearms use, according to testimony. A child died at his father's hand during a religious ritual intended to expel religious demons from his body. Eleven more malnourished children were later found on the property.
The family believed that once the demons were gone, the boy would return as Jesus four months later and tell his family which institutions to get rid of, a witness said. Those who did not believe "their message" would be killed or detained "until they believed," a teenager on the compound said, according to a FBI agent.
But a lawyer for one of the five adults countered, saying the defendants were following religious rituals that might be viewed in a different light if they were white Christians instead of black Muslims.
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Update: New Mexico Jihadis Can Leave Jail Until Child Abuse Trial, Judge Rules (Daily Caller).
WNU Editor: This is insane.
Psst so we can follow them...
ReplyDeleteJim,
ReplyDeleteI like your optimism on this one. I hope you are right. Unfortunately what seems more likely is they are going to blend in and not return for trial. Essentially they are going to I think the term is "jump bail" and not return for trial. Combined with the substantial networks they have to help them escape detection I don't think we will ever see them again except perhaps on the battlefield. With a day or so they can be anywhere in the world completely beyond our ability to reach them.
This is my "take" on what is going to happen. Hopefully your take is right sir!!