Post by Logan on May 2, 2016 23:51:32 GMT -6
MIAMI -- A Hollywood man accused of trying to blow up an Aventura synagogue stood in Miami federal court on Monday and gave the judge two names — one real, the other an alias.
“My name is James Medina, also known as ‘James Muhammad,’ ” Medina told Magistrate Judge William Turnoff.
James G. Medina, 40, was arrested by federal agents on a charge of attempting to use a weapon of mass destruction against the Aventura Turnberry Jewish Center, 20400 NE 30th Ave., during services on Friday. The actual bomb — sold to him in Hallandale Beach by an FBI undercover operative just before the planned terror attack — was a dummy, authorities said.
On Monday, federal prosecutors Marc Anton and Karen Gilbert told the magistrate judge that Medina should be detained before trial, arguing that he is a danger to the community and a flight risk. If convicted, Medina, who is being held at the Federal Detention Center, faces up to life in prison.
Read more here: www.miamiherald.com/news/local/community/miami-dade/aventura/article75089722.html
“My name is James Medina, also known as ‘James Muhammad,’ ” Medina told Magistrate Judge William Turnoff.
James G. Medina, 40, was arrested by federal agents on a charge of attempting to use a weapon of mass destruction against the Aventura Turnberry Jewish Center, 20400 NE 30th Ave., during services on Friday. The actual bomb — sold to him in Hallandale Beach by an FBI undercover operative just before the planned terror attack — was a dummy, authorities said.
On Monday, federal prosecutors Marc Anton and Karen Gilbert told the magistrate judge that Medina should be detained before trial, arguing that he is a danger to the community and a flight risk. If convicted, Medina, who is being held at the Federal Detention Center, faces up to life in prison.
Read more here: www.miamiherald.com/news/local/community/miami-dade/aventura/article75089722.html