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Articles by Michael Kunzelman

Health & Medicine

Judge orders release of man who was accused of plotting IS-inspired truck attacks near Washington

October 23, 2023 Michael Kunzelman  

(AP) A federal judge on Monday ordered the release of a Maryland man who has been imprisoned for more than four years on charges that he plotted Islamic State group-inspired attacks at an airport and at a shopping and entertainment complex in […]

Legal

Maryland man charged with ISIS-inspired plot pleads guilty to planning separate airport attack

August 21, 2023 Michael Kunzelman  

(AP) A Maryland man charged in 2019 with planning an Islamic State-inspired attack at a Washington, D.C., area shopping and entertainment complex pleaded guilty on Monday to engaging in a separate plot to drive a stolen van into a crowd of people […]

Health & Medicine

Man charged in ISIS-inspired plot found mentally competent

May 3, 2022 Michael Kunzelman  

(AP) A Maryland man has become mentally competent to stand trial more than two years after he was charged with planning an Islamic State-inspired attack at a shopping and entertainment complex near Washington, D.C., a federal judge ruled Tuesday. Rondell Henry’s attorneys […]

Christians

Lawsuit: Only Christians could apply for jail chaplain job

May 27, 2021 Michael Kunzelman  

(AP) Applicants for a chaplain’s job at a Maryland county jail had to sign a statement affirming that they are Christians, a Muslim man claims Thursday in a federal lawsuit accusing the county and a contractor of religious discrimination. Lawyers from the […]

Health & Medicine

Truck attack plot suspect diagnosed with delusional disorder

February 25, 2021 Michael Kunzelman  

(AP) A Maryland man charged with planning an Islamic State-inspired attack at a shopping and entertainment complex near Washington, D.C., was diagnosed with delusional disorder and refused to take psychotropic medication while in federal custody last year, a judge said in a […]

Government & Politics

Judge refuses to block ‘No Boycott of Israel’ measure

October 26, 2020 Michael Kunzelman  

(AP) A federal judge on Monday threw out a lawsuit in which a Muslim civil rights group sought to block the state of Maryland from enforcing its ban on contracting with businesses that boycott Israel. U.S. District Judge Catherine Blake didn’t reach […]

Clothing

Muslim woman accuses McDonald’s franchisee of discrimination

August 14, 2020 Michael Kunzelman  

(AP) A Muslim woman who worked for a McDonald’s franchisee in Maryland claims managers and co-workers sexually harassed her and subjected her to religious discrimination after she converted to Islam. Diamond Powell, 28, of Baltimore, sued her former employer, Susdewitt Management LLC […]

Health & Medicine

Judge extends hospitalization of truck attack plot suspect

July 4, 2020 Michael Kunzelman  

(AP) A federal judge has extended the court-ordered hospitalization of a Maryland man deemed mentally unfit for trial on charges he planned an Islamic State-inspired attack at a shopping and entertainment complex near Washington, D.C. U.S. District Judge Paula Xinis said in […]

Health & Medicine

Judge: Man accused of truck attack plot isn’t fit for trial

March 4, 2020 Michael Kunzelman  

(AP) A federal judge has ruled there is ample evidence that a man accused of planning an attack inspired by the Islamic State group at a shopping and entertainment complex near Washington, D.C., isn’t mentally competent to stand trial. U.S. District Judge […]

Health & Medicine

Man accused of terror plot may be mentally unfit for trial

January 21, 2020 Michael Kunzelman  

(AP) A psychologist who examined a man accused of planning an attack inspired by the Islamic State group at a shopping and entertainment complex near Washington, D.C., found “ample evidence” that he is mentally unfit to assist in his defense, a court […]

Government & Politics

Judge halts Trump’s order allowing states to block refugees

January 15, 2020 Michael Kunzelman and Julie Watson  

(AP) A federal judge on Wednesday halted President Donald Trump’s executive order that gave state and local officials the ability to shut the door on refugees, and ignited a fierce debate in communities about how welcoming the United States should be. U.S. […]

Government & Politics

Judge weighs bid to stop Trump’s refugee resettlement limit

January 8, 2020 Michael Kunzelman  

(AP) A federal judge on Wednesday pressed a government lawyer to explain why President Donald Trump signed an executive order allowing state and local governments to reject refugees, questioning whether the change was politically motivated. U.S. District Judge Peter Messitte in Maryland […]

Health & Medicine

Defense seeks competency exam for man accused of terror plot

September 17, 2019 Michael Kunzelman  

(AP) A defense attorney is seeking a court-ordered psychiatric or psychological exam for a man accused of planning an Islamic State-inspired attack at a shopping and entertainment complex near Washington, D.C. Rondell Henry’s lawyer filed the request under seal this week, but […]

Legal

Man indicted on terror charge in alleged ISIS-inspired plot

August 28, 2019 Michael Kunzelman  

(AP) A Maryland man accused of planning an Islamic State-inspired attack at a shopping and entertainment complex near Washington, D.C., was indicted Wednesday on a terrorism-related charge, five months after his arrest. A federal grand jury indicted Rondell Henry, 28, of Germantown, […]

Legal

Judge refuses bond for man accused of IS-inspired attack

April 9, 2019 Michael Kunzelman  

(AP) A Maryland man accused of planning an Islamic State-inspired attack at a shopping and entertainment complex near Washington, D.C., intended to kill as many “disbelievers” as possible, a federal prosecutor said Tuesday before a judge ordered the man detained without bond. […]

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