Charges Dropped Against Two Men With Many Cell Phones

Updating Lawhawk's previous article , Phoning it In, The New York Sun is reporting today that prosecuters have dropped terrorisim charges agaisnt two men yesterday who were arrested after buying large numbers of cell phones.

MARIETTA, Ohio — Prosecutors dropped terrorism charges yesterday against
two Michigan men who were arrested after buying large numbers of cell phones, saying they could not prove a terrorism link.

The dismissal, in a one-page court document, came the day after the Washington County prosecutor, James Schneider, said he did not have enough evidence to present the felony charges to a grand jury. Ali Houssaiky and Osama Sabhi Abulhassan, both of Dearborn, Mich., left prison after paying a reduced bond on the remaining misdemeanor counts of falsification.

The remaining counts stem from allegations that the men initially gave deputies different names than appeared on their IDs. The men also initially said they were buying phones for a relative's construction business, then changed the story when
deputies asked for contact information, Mr. Schneider said.

Mr. Schneider said his office and federal authorities do not believe "the defendants pose an imminent threat."

So why did they have large amounts of pre-paid Trak Phones? Why did they give the police false information? Innocent people do not need to lie to the authorities. Besides, who needs that many phones? Glad to see that authorities do not beleive they pose an "imminent threat". However, I sure hope they continue to watch these two.