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Man charged in alleged mall terror plot (Rockford, Illinois) UPDATE
Chicago Trib ^ | 12-8-2006

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.


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To: michigander

Cool. It's getting harder for the MSM to redact the facts, but you still have to watch.


61 posted on 12/08/2006 9:27:27 AM PST by Frank_Discussion (May the wings of Liberty never lose a feather!)
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To: michigander

A "lone wolf" linked to AQ...what nimrod writes these things?

Well it's good that they released the shopping mall...and not the lone wolf...LOL


62 posted on 12/08/2006 9:27:54 AM PST by eleni121 ( + En Touto Nika! By this sign conquer! + Constantine the Great))
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To: dfwgator

"Da Yutes."


63 posted on 12/08/2006 9:28:09 AM PST by Frank_Discussion (May the wings of Liberty never lose a feather!)
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To: L98Fiero

The US Attorney's office and the FBI are expected to release a statement soon. The fact that they are involved at this stage should tell you something.


64 posted on 12/08/2006 9:28:18 AM PST by andy58-in-nh
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To: July 4th

All Milwaukee is good for is dumping their trash in Lake Michigan, making it impossible for me to go to the beach and swin..


65 posted on 12/08/2006 9:29:14 AM PST by ChiTownBearFan ("To see the world is to love America all the more"-Thomas Jefferson)
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To: null and void

"That would be a "Lone dog" terrorist..."

Such disparagements against dogs. At least they are loyal. ;-)


66 posted on 12/08/2006 9:29:52 AM PST by L98Fiero (The media is a self-licking ice-cream cone)
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To: dfwgator

Those fans will do anything to get Grossman pulled...



(go Gators)


67 posted on 12/08/2006 9:30:01 AM PST by YouPosting2Me
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To: janetjanet998

What religion was he? Mormon, Mehodist?, one of those "M" religons?


68 posted on 12/08/2006 9:30:09 AM PST by Sybeck1 (Southaven Mississippi Freeper)
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To: janetjanet998

Here in the NW suburbs of Chicago, we do not consider Rockford to be part of the greater metropolitan area, but it does have a decaying rustbelt feel to it. (No offense intended to Rockfordians).


69 posted on 12/08/2006 9:30:51 AM PST by neocon1984 (end the idiocy of post-modernism)
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To: janetjanet998
Rockford IL is sometimes considered a far NW suburb of Chicago...

That's only because Chicago denies that anything in Illinois exists outside of Chicago

70 posted on 12/08/2006 9:31:38 AM PST by SaveTheChief (This is my "+3 tagline of smiting")
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To: Sybeck1

I'll guess Mennonite.


71 posted on 12/08/2006 9:31:55 AM PST by michigander (The Constitution only guarantees the right to pursue happiness. You have to catch it yourself.)
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To: andy58-in-nh

Expect the NY Times to call for the Al Qaeda operative's release because his privacy rights were violated by the FBI wiretaps.


72 posted on 12/08/2006 9:32:38 AM PST by jimbo123
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To: michigander

Be interesting to see how they caught him....wiretapping, patriot act used???? hmmmm, democrats "what say you"


73 posted on 12/08/2006 9:32:38 AM PST by Blue Turtle
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To: andy58-in-nh

So, just to clarify, they didn't just now catch the guy, right? They just released the information today?


74 posted on 12/08/2006 9:32:46 AM PST by The Blitherer (Fight On!)
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To: ChiTownBearFan

You guys return the favor by sending us your smog. And for the record, we don't dump trash. We dump human waste. :)


75 posted on 12/08/2006 9:32:56 AM PST by July 4th (A vacant lot cancelled out my vote for Bush.)
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To: michigander
I'll guess Mennonite.

Maybe it's the Amish. They have no use for shopping malls anyway. Hmmmmmm.

76 posted on 12/08/2006 9:33:37 AM PST by concerned about politics ("Get thee behind me, Liberal.")
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To: jdm
It sure the hell isn't Bob Smith.

Certainly not if they're calling it "terrorism".

77 posted on 12/08/2006 9:33:49 AM PST by Wolfie
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To: July 4th

hahahhaha, I guess it all evens out then...


78 posted on 12/08/2006 9:34:01 AM PST by ChiTownBearFan ("To see the world is to love America all the more"-Thomas Jefferson)
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To: concerned about politics
Maybe it's the Amish.

That's what I typed at first but I figured I'd stick with the M religions. LOL!

79 posted on 12/08/2006 9:35:39 AM PST by michigander (The Constitution only guarantees the right to pursue happiness. You have to catch it yourself.)
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To: catroina54

A cell usually consists of 3 people.


80 posted on 12/08/2006 9:36:32 AM PST by Greystoke
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