Lawyers: Throw out Fort Hood bomb plot confession

BY: Associated Press
POSTED: April 6, 2012
Tags: Army Pfc. Naser Jason Abdo, bomb plot, charges, confession, federal court, fort hood, lawyers, Miranda rights

KILLEEN, Texas — Attorneys for a soldier accused of planning to bomb a restaurant filled with Fort Hood troops want his confession thrown out. Army Pfc. Naser Jason Abdo’s attorneys filed motions Thursday in federal court in Waco. One seeks to toss out any evidence obtained when he was arrested last summer. The Killeen Daily [...]

Man given 25 years for Catonsville recruiting center bomb plot

BY: Associated Press
POSTED: April 6, 2012
Tags: antonio martinez, bomb, bomb plot, christine manuelian, facebook, islam, jihad, Prison, prosecutors, recruiting center, sentencing, u..s district court

A Maryland man who once said he wanted to wage jihad against the United States renounced terrorism Friday as he was sentenced to 25 years for plotting to bomb a military recruiting center near Baltimore. Assistant U.S. Attorney Christine Manuelian told U.S. District Judge J. Frederick Motz that Antonio Martinez maintains the mindset that led [...]

Judge denies dismissal of Md. bomb plot charges

BY: Associated Press
POSTED: December 22, 2011
Tags: antonio martinez, bomb, bomb plot, charges, dismissal, fbi, judge, Judge J. Frederick Motz, maryland, military recruiting center, muhammad hussain, sting

A federal judge has denied a motion to dismiss charges against a Baltimore man accused of plotting to bomb a military recruiting center. Judge J. Frederick Motz also denied a motion Wednesday to suppress evidence in the case of Antonio Martinez, who is charged with attempted murder of federal officers and attempted use of a [...]

Officials chase unconfirmed al-Qaida bomb plot

BY: Associated Press
POSTED: September 8, 2011
Tags: 9/11, bomb plot, d.c., terrorism, washington

WASHINGTON — U.S. officials said Thursday they were investigating a credible but unconfirmed threat that al-Qaida was planning to use a car bomb to target bridges or tunnels in New York City or Washington to coincide with the 10th anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks, the first tip of an “active plot” around that date. [...]

Man to be arraigned in Catonsville bomb plot

BY: Associated Press
POSTED: January 7, 2011
Tags: antonio martinez, Baltimore, bomb plot, catonsville, court documents, district court, fbi, FBI sting, innocent, military recruiting center, undercover

A man accused of plotting to kill military personnel with a car bomb is scheduled for a court appearance. Antonio Martinez will appear in U.S. District Court for an arraignment at 10 a.m. Friday. He is expected to plead innocent. The 21-year-old Martinez was caught in an FBI sting operation. Court documents show he expressed [...]

Military recruiting center bomb plot suspect indicted

BY: Associated Press
POSTED: December 21, 2010
Tags: antonio martinez, Baltimore, bomb plot, catonsville, fbi, federal grand jury, indicted, maryland, military recruiting center

A Baltimore man accused of plotting to kill military recruiters with a car bomb has been indicted by a federal grand jury. Twenty-one-year-old Antonio Martinez, also known as Muhammad Hussain, was indicted Tuesday on charges of attempted murder of federal officers and attempted use of a weapon of mass destruction. He faces a possible life [...]

Lawyer: Recruitment center bomb plot suspect was entrapped

BY: Associated Press
POSTED: December 13, 2010
Tags: antonio martinez, Baltimore, bomb plot, catonsville, fbi, federal, maryland, military, recruitment center
Comments: 1

A man accused of plotting to kill military recruiters with a car bomb was a victim of entrapment and was incapable of building or detonating explosives, his attorney said Monday. Antonio Martinez, 21, was arrested last week in an FBI sting after agents said he tried to detonate a phony bomb outside a Catonsville recruitment [...]

Officials: Man who spoke of jihad arrested in bomb plot

BY: Associated Press
POSTED: December 8, 2010
Tags: Armed Forces recruiting station, Baltimore, bomb plot, catonsville, fbi, federal court, maryland, terror, U.S. Attorney's Office for Maryland
Comments: 1

A 21-year-old construction worker who had recently converted to Islam and told an FBI informant he thought about nothing but jihad was arrested Wednesday when he tried to detonate what he thought was a bomb at a military recruitment center, authorities said. Antonio Martinez, also known as Muhammad Hussain, faces charges of attempted murder of [...]