Saudi students pleads not guilty in Lubbock courtroom

A Saudi student plead not guilty to this grand-jury indictment in federal district court today in Lubbock, TX:

United States District Court, N.D. Texas,
Lubbock Division.
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
v.
Khalid Ali-M ALDAWSARI.
No. 5-11 CR 0015-C.
March 9, 2011.


James T. Jacks, United States Attorney, C. Richard Baker, Assistant United States Attorney, Texas State Bar No. 01565500, 1205 Texas Avenue, Suite 700, Lubbock, Texas 79401, Telephone: 806.472.7351, Facsimile: 806.472.7394, E-mail: richard.baker@usdoj.gov.

The Grand Jury Charges:

Count One


Attempted Use of a Weapon of Mass Destruction (Violation of 18 U.S.C. § 2332a(a)(2)(A) & (D))

From no later than on or about September 20, 2008, and continuing through on or about February 23, 2011, at Lubbock, Lubbock County, Texas, in the Lubbock Division of the Northern District of Texas, and elsewhere, Khalid Ali-M Aldawsari, defendant, did knowingly and unlawfully attempt to use a weapon of mass destruction, as defined in 18 U.S.C. § 2332a(c)(2)(A), that is, a destructive device, as defined in section 921 of Title 18, meaning an explosive bomb or similar device, against any person and property within the United States; and the mail and a facility of interstate commerce was used in furtherance of the offense; and the offense, and the results of the offense, if it succeeded, would have affected interstate commerce.

All in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 2332a(a)(2)(A) & (D).

A TRUE BILL

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FOREPERSON

JAMES T. JACKS

UNITED SJATES ATTORNEY

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C. RICHARD BAKER

Assistant United States Attorney

Texas State Bar No. 01565500

1205 Texas Avenue, Suite 700

Lubbock, Texas 79401

Telephone: 806.472.7351

Facsimile: 806.472.7394

E-mail: richard.baker@usdoj.gov

INDICTMENT


18 U.S.C. § 2332a(a)(2)(A) & (D) Attempted Use of a Weapon of Mass Destruction (1 Count)

A true bill rendered,

LUBBOCK, TEXAS

Foreperson

Filed in open court this 9th day of March, A.D. 2011

Clerk

Defendant in Federal Custody

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United States Magistrate Judge
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