Land of Oz

Caro, MI, continued...

This is too good to let pass by...
Reene, whose statement cited the experience of Caro police officials and consultation with federal and other agencies involved in the investigation, said "all decisions relating to these cases have been and will continue to be guided by an objective view of the evidence." He also stated he wasn't backing off "1/4 inch."

But on Monday, Daniel Roberts, the special agent in charge of the FBI's Detroit office, said "there is no information to indicate that the individuals arrested have any direct nexus to terrorism."

And Michigan State Police Director Peter Munoz discounted the idea the men were plotting against the 8,614-foot suspension bridge. Reene was studying the FBI statement, an official in his office said, but had not responded to it by late Monday. He did not return phone calls to his office and home. The men remained in custody and the charges had not been dropped.

But there's more...
Later today, Reene has withdrawn the charges, however the Feds have filed new charges of one count Conspiracy to Traffic in Counterfeit Goods and one count of money laundering.

However in Barney's (I mean Reene's) defense, I also heard that the FBI did send out warnings to all local authorities to keep an eye out for people who were making bulk cell phone buys - and these idiots - Middle East descent or not - did try to sneakily buy them in America's heartland at 1 in the morning. Probably New York or LA wouldn't notice strange crap going on at 1 a.m., but for Caro, Michigan - buying 80 cell phones at 1 a.m. three at a time is suspicious.