A little bit more information on the story published yesterday by CFW here:
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/717187/posts
Never identified, and since nothing about their content is hinted at, presumably nobody translated them ... nor even identified their language. Arabic? Persian? Armenian? Hebrew??
suspicious letters that appeared to be written in a Middle Eastern dialect
If they don’t even know what language they’re written in, what the hell is ‘suspicious’ about them?
After being served a fugitive warrant, Mr. Khabir was taken to the detention center, where he is being held on $30,000 bond pending extradition proceedings.And if he makes bond and they let him go, what do you suppose are the chances they'll ever see him again.
DENY HIM BOND OR MAKE IT 1 MILLION!
Perhaps the authorities do not realize how easy it is to 'disappear' in this country.
Robbery Suspect Held On $90,000
Judge Calls Former Resident Flight Risk
July 30, 2002
By LARRY SMITH, Courant Staff Writer
ENFIELD -- A former Enfield man facing charges of robbery and harassment was held Monday following his extradition from Maryland.
Shakur Khabir, 34, formerly known as Darren Matthew Crosby, was arrested July 13 by Cecil County sheriff's deputies in Elkton, Md., on a traffic charge. Khabir appeared in Enfield Superior Court Monday, where Judge Jonathan J. Kaplan set his bail at $90,000.
Kaplan said Khabir's failure to appear in court and his flight to Maryland made it likely that he would again not show up for court dates. Khabir's next scheduled appearance is Aug. 15.
Cecil County sheriff's deputies arrested Khabir after a search turned up letters written in an unspecified Middle Eastern language and a drawing of a military barracks, authorities said.
Because of the circumstances surrounding the arrest, the sheriff's department notified the FBI's regional office in Baltimore, authorities said. FBI officials questioned Khabir for more than three hours but did not charge him, a published report said. The FBI would not comment on whether they have opened an investigation in the case.
Enfield police have charged Khabir with first-degree robbery, conspiracy to commit first-degree robbery, interfering with police, first-degree failure to appear and four counts of second-degree harassment.
Police said he was in a car last December when Antonio Spicer of Enfield threatened a young man and robbed him of his cellphone, police said. The victim grabbed the window of the car, which dragged him for a short time before breaking. The man's hands were cut. Police charged Spicer, Khabir and another occupant with robbery.
Assistant Public Defender Sandra Davis said Khabir was released on $1,000 bail following his arrest in that case and that the police report was not clear about his involvement in the crime.
"The charge is not as severe as it would indicate," Davis said.
Earlier this year, Khabir violated a protective order by harassing his former girlfriend over the phone, police said. When a police officer went to question Khabir about the phone call, he fled, and police had not seen him since, police said.
Khabir has an extensive criminal record in Connecticut, Massachusetts and Maryland, bail commissioner Robert Vancour said. He had been arrested on charges that included possession of narcotics, violation of probation, first-degree assault, larceny, possession of cocaine, making a false statement and assault and battery with a knife, Vancour said.
Davis, the assistant public defender, said Khabir could not make the $115,000 bail that Vancour had recommended. Khabir also has admitted to a substance abuse problem, Davis said.