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agencies elsewhere. Stockham was arrested after the police received a tip from a bar employee who had overheard
Stockham making violent threats. Haddad said Stockham was likely acting alone. Dearborn mayor John O'Reilly commented on the incident, saying that the explosives Stockham had, "if used in a building could cause tremendous harm".
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His newly appointed attorney also insisted his client isn't anti-Muslim as
Stockham had converted to Islam soon after serving in Vietnam in 1974 and spoke of his outrage over U.S. conduct in Iraq. The chairman of the board for the Islamic Center of America, Afif Jawad, who attended the hearing, said
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Islamic Center: “I reject my appointed counsel. He is a Shi'ite and I am not” he said, before he was cut off by 19th District Judge Mark Somers. It was also revealed that Stockham was a convert to Islam, spoke Arabic during the preliminary interview, and quoted Qur'anic
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Stockham and the threat he posed as "very dangerous" and "very serious"; at the time Stockham was arrested, there were 500 worshippers inside the mosque. According to Haddad, Stockham had a history of anti-government activity and run-ins with law enforcement
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Century City office building. An assault charge was dropped after he pleaded guilty to an explosives charge and was sentenced to probation and time served.
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Shiites....That's a threat to the community."
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Stockham did not have matches or a lighter in his possession when arrested, calling into question the idea Stockham seriously intended to carry out his supposed plan.
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in his vehicle. including M-80s. Possession of such fireworks is a felony in
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657:"Man Accused Of Mosque Threat Takes Plea Deal - CBS Detroit"
632:"Failed Planned Attack on the Islamic Center - 01/28/2011"
425:"Man Free On Bail Is Arrested After Lompoc Oil Tank Blast"
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279:"Experts: M-80s dangerous, but can't blow up a mosque"
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Anderson, Elisha; Baldas, Trasha (January 30, 2011).
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Anderson, Elisha; Warikoo, Niraj (January 30, 2011).
612:"Michigan Mosque Plot Suspect Fires Lawyer In Court"
502:"Mich. mosque attack plot suspect told not to drink"
473:"Michigan suspect was charged in Vermont threats"
331:Karoub, Jeff; Watson, Julie (February 19, 2011).
734:Terrorist incidents in the United States in 2011
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