A man charged with helping five others plot a terrorist attack on Fort Dix will not be freed on bail, a judge ruled Thursday.
Agron Abdullahu, 24, a legal U.S. resident, is charged with helping illegal immigrants obtain weapons, an offense punishable by up to 10 years in prison.
Federal prosecutors on Thursday persuaded U.S. Magistrate Joel Schneider that Abdullahu was likely to flee and would be a serious risk to the community's safety if he was released.
``He was an integral part of the plan to attack Fort Dix,'' Schneider said as he explained his decision.
Earlier in the hearing, Abdullahu told Schneider he is ``not really a bad guy'' and asked the judge to allow him to leave jail for house arrest.
Abdullahu, 24, made the plea during a bail hearing at which his father, mother and sister also testified.
``I'm not really a bad guy,'' Abdullahu told the magistrate. ``If I could leave I would definitely go back to my old life ... I would never do anything to harm this country.''
He's not a bad guy. He has only admitted to giving guns to the other members of the group to commit terrorism by going after Fort Dix or other military installations in the region.
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