Lodi jihadist sentenced to 24 years

By Michelle Malkin  •  September 10, 2007 04:05 PM

Jihadists never rest. SJMerc reports (Hat tip: John Stephenson):

A California man convicted of attending an al-Qaida camp in Pakistan was sentenced to 24 years in federal prison Monday for supporting terrorists, concluding a case that divided a Central Valley farming community.

U.S. District Court Judge Garland Burrell Jr. imposed the sentence against Hamid Hayat on his 25th birthday, saying he had “attended a terrorist training camp, returned to the United States ready and willing to wage violent jihad when directed to do so.”

Hayat faced up to 39 years in prison after his April 2006 conviction on one count of providing material support to terrorists and three counts of lying about it to FBI agents.

But Burrell said it was Hayat’s first criminal offense and cited other factors in imposing the lesser sentence. He said the sentence handed down Monday was sufficient to deter similar behavior by others and punish Hayat for his crimes.

Hayat, a U.S. citizen, was arrested in June 2005 shortly after returning from a two-year trip to Pakistan, where prosecutors said he received terrorist training and plotted against targets in California.

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  1. #127033
    On September 10th, 2007 at 4:09 pm, DesertLover said:

    MM … this is great news … this is a good sign that even in CA there are judges that take the threats to our country seriously … hopefully the obvious appeals won’t get repudiated by the 9th Circus of Appeasement … thanks for always staying on top of everything for us …

  2. #127036
    On September 10th, 2007 at 4:16 pm, John Ansell said:

    9th Circus of Appeasement!!!! Nice one.

  3. #127037
    On September 10th, 2007 at 4:16 pm, bear1909 said:

    Now if the FBI would shut down the jihadi training camp in Tulare County (southern Central Valley near Fresno) we could all sleep a little better at nite.

    I am glad they nailed this nimnul. I don’t know was “divided” on this one in the Central Valley- the Muslims?

    They should all get keel hauled over this kinda nonsense.

  4. #127040
    On September 10th, 2007 at 4:20 pm, Rusty said:

    They should all get keel hauled over this kinda nonsense.

    Nothing quite like supporting the torture of innocent Americans based on their religion, is there?

    Yes, I know you’re being sarcastic. No, it isn’t funny.

  5. #127085
    On September 10th, 2007 at 5:05 pm, Leatherneck said:

    I understand your pain bear 1909. Almost everyday now we see an example of the religion of peace. I am tired of it, and the examples show the Muslims in this country countinue to support terror.

    ROPMA

  6. #127091
    On September 10th, 2007 at 5:30 pm, On-my-soap-box said:

    On September 10th, 2007 at 4:09 pm, DesertLover said: Comment #1

    I could not have said it any better – all of it. My first thought was appeals. They may go free – we are talking the 9th circuit COP.

    Don’t feed the troll.

  7. #127108
    On September 10th, 2007 at 5:56 pm, trinitytim said:

    When you doe crime you have to do the time. Not enough here in my opinion.

    Enjoy your time away from home. I’m sure your new friends will make you feel very welcome.

  8. #127115
    On September 10th, 2007 at 6:01 pm, walterc said:

    I don’t understand why it took from April 2006 conviction to September 2007 sentence date. Are they that far behind that it takes a year and a half to sentence someone?

    I hope he has been held in custody during all this time. I’d hate to think they let him go with a promise to show up for sentencing.

  9. #127116
    On September 10th, 2007 at 6:02 pm, John Ansell said:

    No No Bear, don’t want to risk hurting the barnacles or the keel.

  10. #127147
    On September 10th, 2007 at 7:21 pm, Yashmak said:

    @#8 Lodi is my hometown, although I now live ‘next door’ in Stockton.

    Yes, They’re pretty far behind in court in Cali. Lots of useless laws to convict people of breaking.

    The local religious community (Christian, Muslim, and Jewish) came together to help support the Hamid’s father, who lost his only means of support when his son was arrested.

    I suspect it is harder to convict a person of such a crime when they haven’t actually attacked any people or facilities. Probably takes a bit more to convince a jury.

  11. #127160
    On September 10th, 2007 at 7:52 pm, AlohaGuy said:

    Nothing quite like supporting the torture of innocent Americans based on their religion, is there?

    I believe he was talking about a jihadi training camp. What’s innocent about that? And what’s innocent about a convicted U.S. citizen training to wage war against America?

  12. #127162
    On September 10th, 2007 at 8:01 pm, Leatherneck said:

    All terrorists, and terror supporters should be hung from the yard arm mate.

    RRRRRRRRRrrrr.

  13. #127224
    On September 10th, 2007 at 11:18 pm, olblueyes said:

    But Burrell said it was Hayat’s first criminal offense and cited other factors in imposing the lesser sentence. He said the sentence handed down Monday was sufficient to deter similar behavior by others and punish Hayat for his crimes.

    24 Years…

    sufficient to punish Hayat for his crimes? Yes

    sufficient to deter similar behavior by others? not a chance in hell

    not when there are 72 virgins on the line…

  14. #127307
    On September 11th, 2007 at 8:57 am, Bhishma said:

    He said the sentence handed down Monday was sufficient to deter similar behavior by others and punish Hayat for his crimes.

    What world is U.S. District Court Judge Garland Burrell Jr. living in? Did he not see/hear Bin Laden call muslims call to shada in the path of Allah?

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