NEW BERN, N.C. - The man described as a ringleader of a homegrown terrorist group will testify at a trial of three men accused of conspiring to kill service members at a U.S. Marine bottom at Quantico, Va., as well as other places, a federal prosecutor said in opening statements.The Sun Journal of New Bern reported (http://bit.ly/n5nwTm) that Assistant U.S. Attorney John S. Bowler said a government's evidence will include testimony from Daniel Patrick Boyd, who has pleaded guilty in a case.Bowler said Tuesday in U.S. District Court that a government's evidence will prove that a men were "caring for, working toward, taking concrete measures to support a violent jihad."Attorneys for a men Hysen Sherifi, Mohammad Omar Aly Hassan as well as Ziyad Yaghi each made separate opening statements, saying their clients are innocent. They face mixed felony charges related to allegations they conspired to attack a Marine bottom in Quantico as well as targets overseas. All face life in prison if found guilty of a most serious charges."You haven't listened any evidence," said John McAfee, attorney for a 27-year-old Sherifi. "You have listened what a government believes a evidence will show you. Belief is really at a core of a case. What did Sharifi believe?"Hassan's attorney, Dan Boyce of Raleigh, said a charges against his client are based on a misunderstanding of Islam as well as of motives for Hassan's minimal association with Boyd or others charged.Jim Ayres, attorney for Yaghi, said Boyd preyed on a innocence of young kids. "Boyd was completely self-serving in everything he did," Ayers said.A fourth defendant, Anes Subasic, went on trial Monday in federal court in Greenville. He's being tried separately because he is defending himself.Boyd pleaded guilty in February to charges of conspiracy to provide material support to terrorists as well as conspiracy to murder, kidnap, maim as well as injure persons in a foreign country. Zakariya Boyd later pleaded guilty to a single count of conspiracy to provide mater! ial supp ort to terrorists. Last week, Dylan Boyd, 24, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to provide material support to terrorism. Daniel Boyd is a father of Dylan as well as Zakariya Boyd.An eighth defendant, Jude Kenan Mohammad, is still at large as well as believed to be living in Pakistan.___Information from: The Sun Journal, http://www.newbernsunjournal.com
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