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Guilty Pleas Wrap Up Terror Case
Bullets By after car is stopped in traffic
(AP) — O ne man was killed
and two injured early Tuesday
after police fired at a car at a
routine traffic stop in north P ort
land. O fficers said at least one
occupant fired at them first as
they approached the car. •
Police said they returned the fire
and the car sped off. and shots were
fired from the car as it sped away. A
pursuit came to an end when the car
crashed into a pole at the intersec
tion of North Portland Boulevard
and 1-5.
The two passengers were hos
pitalized. No police were hurt.
Names of the three were not
immediately released. It was not
immediately clear whether the man
who died, described only as being
of Asian descent, died from gun
shot wounds or the crash.
The shooting happened shortly
aftermidnight.
Police said they found two hand
guns in the vehicle.
Local men face
18 years in
prison for
plotting war
(AP) — The final two defen
dants in an alleged Portland terror
ist cell who are in custody pleaded
guilty Thursday to conspiracy to
levy war against the U.S. and agreed
to serve 18 years in federal prison.
Patrice Ford and Jeffrey Battle
were among seven Portland-area
residents charged with plotting to
wage war against U.S. troops in
Afghanistan.
Their pleas avoided possible life
terms and came after four other
defendants had agreed to testify
against them
F o rd 's local attorney, Marc
Sussman, said avoiding litigation
on the constitutionality of provi
sions of the Patriot Act was a pos
sible motive for the government to
offer reduced sentences.
Stanley Cohen, a New York at
torney who took Ford's case this
summer, said his client pleaded
because he despaired of receiving
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Jeffrey Battle
In this day and age, in this
political climate, it is impossible
fo r a black man, a Muslim, an
activist, a thinking, sensitive
person, to get a fair trial.
— Defense Attorney StevenCohen
a fair trial in Portland.
“In this day and age, in this po-
liticalclim ate.it is impossible for a
black man, a Muslim, an activist, a
thinking, sensitive person, to get a
A 2 1-year-old man has been
charged with one of two recent mur
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fair trial,” Cohen said.
Ford’s brother, James Britt of
Eugene, said the family considers
Ford a political prisoner,
“It’s a very emotional time for
other killing. Cam eron Brandice
W are, 22, was shot Oct. 12 while
standing in the drivew ay o f his
fam ily’s hom e on Northeast 18lh
A venue.
Homicide detectives and mem
bers of the Gang Enforcement Team
are asking for the public’s help in
both cases.
Anyone with information is asked
locali 503-823-0449.
n o rth e a s t P o r tla n d .
Eric Presley was arrested Thurs
day and charged with the Oct. 12
slaying of Emanuel Mosley. The 28-
year-old was shot inside a parked
vehicle on 16’1' Avenue and Sumner
Street.
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us.” Britt said on the courthouse
steps after the hearing. “The big
gest thing is my brother will not die
in prison.”
Under the plea agreement, the
judge in the case said he would
recommend both Ford and Battle
receive credit fora year in jail await
ing trial. They will also be eligible
for more than two years of credit for
good behavior.
Cohen said the sentence would
come to 14 years.
Last October, federal agents
nabbed Ford, Battle, brothers
Ahmed and Muhammad Bilal and
Battle's ex-wife, October Lewis in
what U.S. Attorney General John
Ashcroft called a "defining day" in
the fight against terrorism.
The following spring, authori
ties arrested a seventh suspect,
former Intel software engineer and
suburban youth so ccer coach
Maher "M ike" Hawash.
A sixth suspect, Jordanian na
tive Habis Abdu al Saoub, who is
believed to be the group’s leader,
remains at large.
All but Ford, Battle and the fugi
tive al Saoub pleaded guilty and
agreed to serve terms ranging from
three to 14 years.
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w aist-length hair and a missing
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Accused of
Assault
(AP) - A black man accused
Minneapolis police of sodomizing
him with the handle of a plunger
during a drug raid, and two officers
were suspended while the FBI in
vestigated.
Speaking publicly for the first
tim e since the alleged attack.
Stephen Porter buried his head in
his hands after telling reporters he
had feared for his life.
The assault allegedly happened
as officers executed a search war
rant at a home.
Police Chief Robert Olson said
marijuana and suspected cocaine
were found during the raid.
Porter, who was released with
out being charged, received medi
cal attention after reporting the
assault.
MayorR.T. Rybak, who appeared
with Olson, said the two were "very
concerned, and we take it very se
riously.”