Oregon attorney held in connection with Madrid bombings

[conjur]

http://www.cnn.com/2004/US/West/05/06/spain.us.arrest/index.html

(CNN) -- A lawyer in Portland, Oregon, has been taken into custody by the FBI in connection with the March 11 terror attacks in Madrid, law enforcement sources told CNN.

Attorney Brandon Mayfield's detention on Thursday was based on information from Spanish authorities that the lawyer -- who the sources said had converted to Islam -- may have been involved in the train bombings that killed 190 people.

According to the sources, Mayfield's fingerprints were found on a plastic bag with bomb-related material that had been connected to the Madrid attack.

The sources said Mayfield, 37, is being called a material witness, which means he can be held and not charged.

"I know he is innocent. Everyone knows he's innocent," Mayfield's wife, Mona, told a local television station KGW.

She said her husband is probably thinking, " 'This is just appalling, this is ridiculous, these kind of charges.' "

A spokeswoman for the FBI in Portland told CNN that agents served two search warrants Thursday in Washington County but would not comment further.

Mayfield had been under around-the-clock surveillance by law enforcement, the sources said.

Mayfield represented one of the chief defendants in the so-called "Portland Seven" terror case in a custody battle.

Six members of the alleged Portland terror cell pleaded guilty in October of plotting to fight with the Taliban against the United States in Afghanistan.

 

[rickn]

that would suck, accidently grab the wrong bag, oops. your off to jail for god knows how long, in some unknown exotic locale where none of the locals speak english. and your family has no idea if they will ever see you again. We live in such a wonderful country, dont we?

 

[Ozoned]

You suppose it was the 72 virgins?

 

[halik]

Originally posted by: rickn
that would suck, accidently grab the wrong bag, oops. your off to jail for god knows how long, in some unknown exotic locale where none of the locals speak english. and your family has no idea if they will ever see you again. We live in such a wonderful country, dont we?

ummm a Portland, Oregon resident accidentally touching a bag with explosives in Spain
Also a converted muslim and a legal representative of a convited member of a Portland, OR terrorist cell

maybe its just me, but thats a LONG stretch for a cincidence....

 

[dahunan]

If he is guilty of helping them I vote for death.

 

[Zephyr106]

Originally posted by: dahunan
If he is guilty of helping them I vote for death.

But he's an American! And the Spain bombing victims were weasely Europeons.

Zephyr

 

[Hayabusa Rider]

Originally posted by: Zephyr106

Originally posted by: dahunan
If he is guilty of helping them I vote for death.

But he's an American! And the Spain bombing victims were weasely Europeons.

Zephyr

He could be doing time next to Padilla. Who knows, may yet.

 

[nutxo]

Originally posted by: Zephyr106

Originally posted by: dahunan
If he is guilty of helping them I vote for death.

But he's an American! And the Spain bombing victims were weasely Europeons.

Zephyr

Hmm . He was muslim from Oregon. More than likely a liberal. Let em go, there are plenty more where he came from