- The defendant, Abu Agila Mohammad Mas’ud Kheir Al-Marimi, was informed informed by U.S. Magistrate Judge Robin Meriweather that he had been charged with three criminal counts by the government and was read his rights.
- Al-Marimi did not enter a plea, citing the need to retain counsel before proceeding in the case.
- The court scheduled has scheduled a pre-trial detention hearing for December 27 to give Mas’ud time to retain counsel.
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The charges include “destruction of aircraft resulting in death,” which carries the death penalty.
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