NEW BERN, N.C. - The man described as a ringleader of a homegrown militant group will testify during a trial of three men accused of conspiring to kill service members during a U.S. Marine base during 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) which Assistant U.S. Attorney John S. Bowler said a government's justification will include testimony from Daniel Patrick Boyd, who has pleaded guilty in a case.Bowler said Tuesday in U.S. District Court which a government's justification will prove which a men were "caring for, working toward, taking petrify 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 multiple felony charges related to allegations they conspired to attack a Marine base in Quantico as well as targets overseas. All face life in prison if found guilty of a most serious charges."You haven't heard any evidence," said John McAfee, attorney for a 27-year-old Sherifi. "You have heard what a government believes a justification will show you. Belief is really during 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 swindling to provide material support to terrorists as well as swindling to murder, kidnap, maim as well as injure persons in a foreign country. Zakariya Boyd later pleaded guilty to a single count of swin! dling to provide material support to terrorists. Last week, Dylan Boyd, 24, pleaded guilty to swindling 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 during large as well as believed to be living in Pakistan.___Information from: The Sun Journal, http://www.newbernsunjournal.com
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