South Carolina Jihadist About To Be Freed

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This judge is about to make a huge mistake in the South Carolina "fireworks enthusiasts" case:

A college student indicted on explosives charges may be released from custody on bond and under such conditions as 24-hour electronic monitoring, a judge ruled Friday at a hearing that also revealed details on the allegations.

Youssef Samir Megahed’s entire immediate family must also surrender their passports, U.S. District Court Magistrate Judge Elizabeth Jenkins said after a hearing at which bond was set at $200,000.

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They were arrested on state charges of possession of an explosive device after an Aug. 5 traffic stop in South Carolina. The state charge was dropped after the federal indictment.

Prosecutor Jay Hoffer on Friday called Megahed "a significant danger to the community" and noted that if he were to flee to his home country of Egypt, it would be difficult to get him back.

"It may be hard if not impossible to extradite him back to the state of Florida," Hoffer told the judge.

South Carolina authorities found three pieces of piping cut into small sections in the trunk of a car Megahed was traveling in, each filled with a "potassium nitrate explosive mixture," Hoffer said.

Also found in the car were 20 feet of fuse, a box of .22-caliber bullets, a drill that could have been used to "perhaps insert a fuse" into the explosive devices, and a partially filled 5-gallon gasoline container, Hoffer said.

The men claim the explosive materials were simply for homemade fireworks, but Hoffer said Megahed denied knowing any of the materials were even in the vehicle.

In a secretly recorded conversation between Megahed and Mohamed while they were in the back of a patrol car during their arrest, Hoffer said Megahed "asked Mr. Mohamed pointedly, ‘What did you tell them about the gas canister?’"

Hoffer also told the judge that a laptop computer found inside the car had been used to visit Web sites about "rifles, weaponry, about the conflict in the Middle East, jihadists."

He said the last video viewed was of a rocket being fired, similar to "part of jihad armory … weapons used in the Middle East."

Another video, which Mohamed has acknowledged he made, shows "how to turn a radio controlled car into a detonator that could be used for an explosive," Hoffer said.

Authorities also found a .22-caliber rifle with a scope in a storage shed used by Megahed, Hoffer said.

What kind of bonehead move is this?  This judge honestly believes that having them surrender their passports will ensure that he does not run to Egypt or beyond.  It’s not like he is connected to any jihadist groups right?

Wow…..

UPDATE

Only thing I can find on this judge so far is her bio, this case in which she was asked to recuse herself over a conflict of interest, and her picture:

I’m just amazed at this bonehead move by this judge….just amazed.
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