Posted on 05/26/2017 3:16:40 PM PDT by grundle
Abdullah Alrifahe and Majid Alrifahe
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — There are growing concerns about the arrest of two brothers with ties to the Middle East who authorities say had an arsenal with bomb-making materials, guns and ammunition in their car.
Twenty-seven-year-old Abdullah Alrifahe and 26-year-old Majid Alrifahe were arrested on May 11 in north Minneapolis.
Abdullah is being held in the Hennepin County Jail. His brother, Majid, has been released and is facing minor charges.
WCCO-TV has confirmed that both Homeland Security and the FBI are involved in the investigation, which started outside a federally-subsidized senior housing project. A good Samaritan confronted the men about littering from their car.
The man, who asked that his name not be used for fear of his safety, said the brothers jumped out of their car, moved aggressively toward him and used the N-word. He then called police.
Inside the brothers’ car, police found a loaded AK-47, another rifle, a handgun, a grenade, large amounts of ammunition, and what would later be identified as bomb-making materials, including a drone.
Abdullah Alrifahe had recently been released from jail after serving time for a weapons conviction. He is now facing a single felony weapons charge.
His brother, Majid, has been released from jail and is facing a low-level misdemeanor charges, including disorderly conduct.
The good Samaritan is outraged the charges aren’t more serious.
“For what they found in their car, that is way too light,” he said.
However, criminal defense attorney Joe Tamburino, who is not affiliated with the case, says prosecutors are doing what they can.
“These people have been charged with what the prosecutors can do right now,” he said, adding that more charges could come down later.
The Minneapolis Police Department says the investigation remains an open. Meanwhile, Abdullah Alrifahe is being held on $200,000 bail, which is an extremely high amount for the charges he faces.
His brother, who is out of jail, did not immediately return phone calls.
WCCO-TV also reached out to the FBI and Homeland Security. The FBI responded that it has no comment on the case.
Fake address..yep this is gonna end well..NOT
Why are we putting up with this bulls$$$ It is time we clean house
In that part of the state, the useful idiots actually vote for this crap.
What connection do these fine yutes have with Keith Ellison, the fine muslim rep from Minnesota? There must be one somewhere.....
Look at their eyes. Those are the dead eyes of muslim terrorist.
These Alrifahe cretins, like the pictures of the other 7th century throwbacks we see in the papers, have those blank, empty eyes—a sure sign we’re dealing with IQs in a range well below their camels.
I notice we are not told how they came to be in the US....
I like to look on the bright side of things.
I'm glad to know that it's no big deal to own all that stuff and carry it around in the car with me. I see their big mistake so I'll keep mine covered with a blanket or something.
We’ll be hearing from those two again, soon enough.
Blood is on the hands of whoever the fools are who let these scum go.
Liberal response to this news story: Whaaat?? Picked up for LITTERING?? What a racist stop!! The cop should be jailed for this! They had no right to stop a darker skinned man on such a flimsy charge!
Well if they’re not gonna do their jobs, someone has too!. Real Americans doing the jobs that fake Americans won’t do
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