Thread: Charges dropped in New Mexico

What about the charges relating to claims these people were training kids to shoot up Americna schools?

Original charges against all NM compound suspects dismissed; 2 suspects held on new charges

https://www.kob.com/new-mexico-news/nm-compound-detention-hearings-taos-county/5049279/

Judge dismisses all charges against 3 'extremist Muslim' New Mexico compound suspects

By Elizabeth Zwirz | Fox News

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How did 'extremist Muslim' compound go undetected?

Children were allegedly being trained for terror in New Mexico.

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.
During a separate hearing, Judge Jeff McElroy separately dismissed some of the charges against fellow defendants, Siraj Ibn Wahhaj and Jany Leveille.


The 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. 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, pictured, and Jany Leveille were hit with new charges, Taos County Sheriff Jerry Hogrefe announced Friday. (Taos County Sheriff's Office)



Leveille, pictured, and Siraj Ibn Wahhaj were charged with abuse of a child resulting in the death of a child and conspiracy to commit abuse of a child, Taos County Sheriff Jerry Hogrefe announced Friday. (Taos County Sheriff's Office)

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.
Siraj Ibn Wahhaj, the boy's father, and Leveille were hit with new charges Friday, including abuse of a child resulting in the death of a child and conspiracy to commit abuse of a child, Taos County Sheriff Jerry Hogrefe said in a news release.
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.

Fox News' Faith Mangan, Nicole Darrah, Matt Richardson, Katherine Lam and The Associated Press contributed to this report.

http://www.foxnews.com/us/2018/08/29...-suspects.html

Child Abuse Charges Dropped Against New Mexico "Jihadis" After Local DA Screws Up

"It is disturbing to me that the district attorney would put this court in that kind of a situation"

Thanks to an error by the Taos, New Mexico District Attorney's office, 11 counts of felony child abuse charges against three of the five suspects who ran a New Mexico "Jihadi" compound where a dead child was found were dropped on Wednesday.

Photo: Allison Martinez After Judge Sarah Backus recused herself from the case, District Judge Emilio Chavez was forced to drop the charges against Lucas Morton, Subhanna Wahhaj and Hujrah Wahhaj after the state failed to indict them within a 10-day window, forcing the frustrated judge to admonish the DA for placing him in such a position.

"The rule for dismissal without prejudice reads if the preliminary hearing is not held within the time of this rule, the court shall dismiss the case without prejudice and discharge the defendants," Judge Emilio Chavez said.
Meanwhile, the DA didn't even show up for the hearing.
Another Taos County judge called out the DA for failing to even schedule a preliminary hearing in the case.
"There was no excuse and no reason why the District Attorney's office could not have requested these preliminary hearings. I don't know if they are overworked or they don't have enough people at their office. I don't see the district attorney here or the chief deputy district attorney, but it is disturbing to me that the district attorney would put this court in that kind of a situation," said Judge Jeff McCelroy.
He added that the case was "a situation where the court is being caught between very public, very shocking information and a complete failure to follow proper procedures in prosecuting the case."
New charges filed
While the original 11 counts were dropped, new child abuse charges were filed agains defendants Jany Leveille and Siraj Wahhaj - the son of a famous New York Imam, in connection with the death of 3-yaer-old Abdul-Ghani Wahhaj, according to Siraj Wahhaj's attorney, Thomas Clark. The two will remain in jail until next week, when prosecutors will argue they should stay behind bars until trial, at which point the DA's office can refile the child abuse charges against all five suspects for neglect of the eleven surviving children.

They face one count each of intentional abuse of a child resulting in death and conspiracy to commit intentional abuse of a child resulting in death (child under 12). Not-guilty pleas were entered by the court on each defendant’s behalf. -KTLA

Police raided the compound on August 3 in search of Abdul-Ghani after his mother in Georgia said he had been kidnapped and missing for over eight months.

Law Crime

https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2018-...ocal-da-screws

Brandon Evans‏ @BrandonKOAT

BREAKING: Judge dismisses original 11 child abuse counts against Siraj Wahhaj and Jany Leveille citing failure of DA’s office to adhere to 10 day rule to have preliminary hearing

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Brandon Evans‏ @BrandonKOAT

Siraj Wahhaj and Jany Leveille will remain behind bars on new child abuse resulting in death charges until no bond hearing on Sept. 4.

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Originally Posted by Airbornesapper07

Thanks to an error by the Taos, New Mexico District Attorney's office, 11 counts of felony child abuse charges against three of the five suspects who ran a New Mexico "Jihadi" compound where a dead child was found were dropped on Wednesday.
District Judge Emilio Chavez was forced to drop the charges against Lucas Morton, Subhanna Wahhaj and Hujrah Wahhaj after the state failed to indict them within a 10-day window, forcing the frustrated judge to admonish the DA for placing him in such a position.

"The rule for dismissal without prejudice reads if the preliminary hearing is not held within the time of this rule, the court shall dismiss the case without prejudice and discharge the defendants," Judge Emilio Chavez said.
Meanwhile, the DA didn't even show up for the hearing.
Another Taos County judge called out the DA for failing to even schedule a preliminary hearing in the case.
"There was no excuse and no reason why the District Attorney's office could not have requested these preliminary hearings. I don't know if they are overworked or they don't have enough people at their office. I don't see the district attorney here or the chief deputy district attorney, but it is disturbing to me that the district attorney would put this court in that kind of a situation," said Judge Jeff McCelroy.
He added that the case was "a situation where the court is being caught between very public, very shocking information and a complete failure to follow proper procedures in prosecuting the case."

The FBI and the Sheriff really messed up in this case and now the District Attorney.

What is going on?

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• FBI arrests five 'extremist Muslim' New Mexico compound suspects days after multiple charges were dropped
  
  The FBI on Friday announced that it has arrested all five "extremist Muslim" New Mexico compound suspects, just days after multiple charges were dropped against those involved. The suspects were charged with violating federal firearms and conspiracy laws.
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