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KINGSTON, Jamaica June 23 — The mother of teenage sniper suspect Lee Boyd Malvo says no one took her seriously before the shootings when she warned U.S. authorities her son was in danger from John Allen Muhammad. In a taped interview aired Sunday with Jamaican television station TVJ, Una James said she told police in Bellingham, Wash., in September 2001 that Muhammad was a bad influence and asked that her son be removed from his care. "They were to blame," James said of police in her first aired interview since her son's arrest. "I told them that I needed help,...

Michael Clarke, a nephew of Una James, the mother of Jamaican sniper suspect Lee Boyd Malvo, speaks with reporters in Brinkley district, St Elizabeth, Sunday. UNA James, the mother of Jamaican sniper suspect, Lee Boyd Malvo, remained underground yesterday, frustrating attempts by local and foreign journalists to interview her. At the same time, James, who was deported from the United States last Saturday, was reported by a relative to be worried about her son who she feels was indoctrinated by his stepfather, John Allen Muhammad, the other sniper suspect. Una James' unfinished house in Brinkley district, St Elizabeth which her...

There it is! It's done... Too late now to prosecute her for AIDING AND ABETTING the sniper-pair while she was staying in the DC area ... ... ... Mother of accused sniper deported     The mother of accused sniper John Lee Malvo has been deported to Jamaica, federal authorities confirmed yesterday.     Una Scion James, 38, was taken into custody by U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service officers on Tuesday after deciding not to appeal a pending Nov. 19 deportation order by a federal immigration judge. She initially filed a petition with INS requesting special protection as a battered...

WASHINGTON (AP) - The mother of teenage sniper suspect John Lee Malvo has been ordered deported to Jamaica, a federal government official said Wednesday. The official, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said Una James, 38, dropped battered spouse claims that were part of a petition she withdrew seeking special protection in the United States. An immigration judge then signed an order deporting her to Jamaica. The order was issued Tuesday during a closed hearing. The official said James also dropped any plans to appeal, meaning she will be sent back to Jamaica soon by the Immigration and Naturalization Service....