Posted on 12/08/2006 9:03:25 AM PST by janetjanet998
Edited on 12/08/2006 11:03:36 AM PST by Admin Moderator. [history]
A 22-year-old Rockford man has been charged with plotting to set off hand grenades in an alleged terror attack at a popular Rockford mall during the busy holiday season, federal authorities announced today.
Derrick Shareef, of Rockford, has been charged with attempting to maliciously damage and destroy a building and to use a weapon of mass destruction against persons or property in the U.S., federal authorities said.
According to an FBI affidavit, Shareef met with an undercover federal agent in a Rockford area parking lot to trade stereo speakers for a handgun and four hand grenades that he intended to use at the CherryVale shopping mall at 7200 Harrison Ave., just off the junction of Interstate Highways 90 and 39 in the city.
The mall, with about 130 retail stores, was one of several potential targets, which also included courthouses, city hall and several government buildings, the complaint alleges. Sources said there was no imminent threat from the attack, describing it as more of a hopeful plan.
Shareef also allegedly told an acquaintance who actually was cooperating with the FBI that he wanted to commit acts of "violent jihad" against civilians.
Shareef told an undercover informant that he wanted to attack a courthouse in DeKalb County and "smoke a judge," according to the complaint.
"[T]he courthouse in DeKalb where I be going every month …You go in there and you clock the first three [guards] at the door that they got, and you up in there, you know what I'm saying…I just want to smoke a judge," the complaint quoted Shareef as saying.
The informant then asked Shareef when he wanted to stage the attack.
"What do you think? I like the holiday season," the complaint quotes him as saying.
They sure are quick to point THAT out.
I sure like to know his name and (if relevant) what his religion is.
more..
was "ideology" motivated......under surveillance for sometime....
It sure the hell isn't Bob Smith.
more....
planned on using guns and bombs...nothing "exotic"
Planning in Rockford or planning a Rockford attack? Chicago isn't Rockford, so the headline is misleading...at least to me.
Yep - I'm with you on that one. There's a big difference between Chicago and Rockford.
No but it might end up being something like "Robert John Wayne Smith".
The media likes to give all the full names...8^)
those were pete williams words..
a chicago man was arrested for planning a holiday terrorist attack....then after he got into the details he said the attack was planned in Rockford IL
Oh, no! The sock monkeys!
It's.....it's.......I hear something like....."Mohammad."
That's it. That's all I've got so far.
(Sarcasm, but it's probably right anyway)
...those silly Catholics.
ABC News has learned a Chicago-area man has been charged with plotting a terrorist attack.
Sources say the man is accused of planning to use firearms and explosives to attack a specific mall in the Chicago suburbs. The alleged plan was to target this mall during the holiday shopping season.
The suspect is being described as a "lone wolf" style terrorist and is not believed to have ties to any organized terrorist group.
Charges are expected to be formally announced in Chicago later today.
http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/story?id=2710776&page=1
Dec. 8, 2006 — ABC News has learned a Chicago-area man has been charged with plotting a terrorist attack.
Sources say the man is accused of planning to use firearms and explosives to attack a specific mall in Rockford, Ill. The alleged plan was to target this mall during the holiday shopping season.
The suspect is being described as a "lone wolf" style terrorist and is not believed to have ties to any organized terrorist group.
Charges are expected to be formally announced in Chicago later today.
Naw, this one's gotta be the Evangelicals.
Methodist, of course.
I assume the target is the cherry valley mall on the SE side of Rockford
Feds arrest would-be terrorist in Chicago
December 8, 2006 - A Chicago area individual was arrested for allegedly planning a terrorist attack on an area shopping mall during the busy holiday season.The suspect -- who has been linked to al Qaeda -- is scheduled to appear in court later today.
The shopping mall where the suspect allegedly planning the attack has been released.
I don't know how you release a shopping mall. Hey, I didn't write it. :-)
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