By the way, I seem to remember that Fort Ord had closed down by 1992.
Makes sense, since Muhammad was transferred back to Fort Lewis, Washingon in 1993.
This is the earliest report, so far, of FBI involvement regarding Muhammad.
The second was a call (not verified independently) to FBI in October 2001, by Rev. Al Archer, who ran the halfway house in Bellingham, WA, where Muhammad stayed with Malvo.
The third was a July 2002 meeting with local LE and FBI by Harjee Singh, a Bellingham acquaintance of Muhammad, who told them about Muhammad's stated intentions to "kill police," and his inquiries about getting/building a silencer. The FBI verified this meeting, but said they referred it to ATF (who had no comment), per an AP story.
Both Muhammad and Malvo was arrested and jailed in December 2001 -- James in Seattle and Malvo in a juvenile facility in Spokane -- after border officers in Bellingham notified INS that they were here illegally. Malvo was here illegally, but there's no explanation of why Muhammad was jailed. Curious.