Extremist Muslim appears with his family to plead not guilty to child abuse and training 11 children to carry out school shootings at their desert compound
Siraj Wahhaj, 39, was pictured in court on Wednesday alongside wife Jany Leveille and sisters Hujrah and Subhannah Wahhaj
Also in court was co-accused Lucas Morton, who is Subhannah’s husband
All five pleaded not guilty to 11 counts of felony child abuse, while Wahhaj was charged with child abduction and Morton faces a charge of harboring a fugitive
Gang are accused of training 11 starving children to carry out school shootings
By CHRIS PLEASANCE
DAILYMAIL.COM
9 August 2018
An extremist Muslim father, his wife and two sisters, who were arrested at a compound in New Mexico along with 11 starving children, made their first court appearance Wednesday.
Siraj Wahhaj, 39, wife Jany Leveille, and Hujrah and Subhannah Wahhaj were pictured in the dock as prosecutors accused them of training the children to carry out mass school shootings.
Also in court was Lucas Morton, Wahhaj’s brother-in-law and Subhanah’s husband. Each pleaded not guilty to 11 counts of felony child abuse, while Morton was also charged with harboring a fugitive.
Morton appeared wearing a white towel folded on his head styled like a keffiyeh.
Siraj was also charged with abducting his 3-year-old son ‘AG’ from his home in Atlanta last December, sparking a manhunt which led police to the compound.
Skeletal remains found at the compound are believed to belong to the boy, who was disabled and required daily medication, though tests are still confirming this.
In petitions seeking to detain all five suspects without bail, prosecutors said each was under investigation in the boy’s death.
Police earlier said that Siraj was heavily armed with an AR-15 rifle and four pistols when he was arrested, and that there was a shooting range inside the compound.
The children, aged between 1 and 15, were found in a filthy state, had likely not eaten in days, and had loaded firearms within their reach.
In court documents filed on Wednesday, prosecutors claimed Wahhaj was using the weapons to train the children to perform mass school shootings.
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