(Detroit News) An Ypsilanti man arrested by the FBI’s counterterrorism team wants out of federal prison during the COVID-19 pandemic despite being caught with an escape kit and scrawling a message of support for the Islamic State in his cell, according to prosecutors.
The U.S. Attorney’s Office is fighting a bond request from Yousef Ramadan, 31, who is among a growing list of inmates seeking release from federal prisons nationwide while citing risk factors that leave them susceptible to the virus.
In a bid to keep Ramadan jailed, prosecutors have released a multimedia cache of videos and photos seized from Ramadan that show the unemployed security guard flashing weapons, firing guns and expressing support for ISIS. The evidence also includes a photo of what prosecutors called a homemade, improvised explosive device, or pipe bomb, built by Ramadan.
