Terrorism charges dropped in Ohio cell phone case

[rms () bsf-llc com]

No surprise here.  I wonder however if the cops and prosecutor of
Washington County ever admit that they were wrong.

Richard

http://www.freep.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060814/NEWS99/60814032&template=printart

Terrorism charges dropped in Ohio cell phone case
BY NIRAJ WARIKOO
FREE PRESS STAFF WRITER

August 14, 2006

Prosecutors in Ohio dropped terrorism charges Monday against two
20-year-old Dearborn men who were arrested last week after buying hundreds
of cell phones.

Washington County Prosecutor James Schneider said that there was not
enough evidence to prosecute Osama Abulhassan and Ali Houssaiky. But
Schneider said his office will continue to prosecute them on a misdemeanor
charge of lying to police.

The men will most likely be released Tuesday after a court hearing, and
will face a court date probably next month, Schneider said.

The misdemeanor charge “has nothing to do with terrorism,’’ he said.

But the investigation into the men, and possible ties to suspicious
activity, will continue, he said. Police in Ohio are working with local,
state, and federal law enforcement officials in Ohio and Michigan on the
case.

There has been concern that the men may have planned to target airplanes,
he said.

But family members said that the men were targeted because of their
background – both are the children of Muslim immigrants from Lebanon.

In a statement, the Washington County Prosecutor’s office said:

“The State is currently in possession of sufficient evidence in support of
probable cause on the felony charges, however, more information is needed
to prove the charges beyond a reasonable doubt,” read part of it.

The Washington County Sheriff’s office “continues to be in contact with
federal and other state law enforcement authorities, and information is
being shared in furtherance of this investigation.”

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