Oregon Man Arrested in Spain Bombings Probe

Fox News ^ | Thursday, May 06, 2004 | Fox News Staff

[Grampa Dave]

WASHINGTON  — FBI agents arrested a Portland, Ore., man Thursday as part of the investigation into the deadly train bombings in Spain, federal officials said.

Brandon Bieri Mayfield, a U.S. citizen, was taken into custody on a material witness warrant, said a senior law enforcement official, speaking on condition of anonymity. The arrest, first reported in Newsweek, is the first known in the United States with connections to the March 11 bombings in Madrid.

The FBI also searched his home, which he shares with his wife, the official said.

[cyncooper]

I heard this on Fox and right away thought of the Oregon Six.

[MeekOneGOP]

See #36 confirming your post .....

[MizSterious]

I hope people read these articles and remind themselves what it is we--and the people in Iraq and Afghanistan--are up against. We don't have to condone what happened in the Iraqi prison, but we also need to consider that we're all living in extraordinary circumstances--even more so over there. I'm afraid the reasons we're there are going to be lost in all the condemnations.

[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

See post #27!!

[DoctorMichael]

Yes. See my #27.

[johnfrink]

I more worried about whether he's recently had any visitors from overseas...

[Grampa Dave]

He was probably born here.

He is a convert.

[Grampa Dave]

Or a traditional Epicopalian! :)

[DoctorMichael]

Should we drop him a phone call?

"Hey, yo! Is Bran-doan dair? Whazup? Dis be Achmed."

[MeekOneGOP]

Oregon Man Arrested in Spain Bombings Probe

The guy is a lawyer, AND .....

"MSNBC and Newsweek Magazine reported the FBI received evidence from Spanish authorities that Mayfield’s fingerprints allegedly were found on a bag containing bomb material associated with the March 11 railway attacks."

Please let me know if you want ON or OFF my General Interest ping list!. . .don't be shy.

[Grampa Dave]

He has a law office in Portland.

I believe all of the Portland Seven were born here or their parents became citizens.

[zip]

ping

[Grampa Dave]

Thanks for that linkage.

Apparently the FBI has been monitoring this converted Islamo for a long time.

Any fingerprint on explosive residues from the Spain mass murder would be like a hammer dropped on him.

[johnfrink]

One of the Portland Seven was incinerated by a Hellfire missile in Yemen...I believe he is the only one who was not born here.

[Grampa Dave]

Thanks for the link.

[johnfrink]

If he was clumsy enough to leave his prints, I'm really praying he was clumsy enough to leave a wide trail of evidence (like of his contacts) here in the states.

This could be huge.

Good to know the FBI is on the ball.

[No Blue States]

"The man was identified as Brandon Mayfield, a convert to Islam."

You would have won that bet.

[MHGinTN]

It appears it's time to do more than 'humiliate' this terrorist freak ... get every shred of data from him, then send him to Spain for trial. Liberalism, a disease in desperate need of eradication.

[Tailback]

Yes the beltway sniper spent some time in the Portland area and was a member of the Oregon National Guard for a brief time after leaving active duty. There sure are a lot of ties with Oregon muslims and worldwide terror. It's embarrassing.

[Grampa Dave]

If he did his passport should show it.

Of course if he went to Canada and got an illegal passport up there, he could have flown to Spain under another name.