Trial Date Set for Iraqi Terror Detainee

WKU Public Radio | By Lisa Autry

Published February 8, 2012 at 2:16 PM CST

Mohanad Shareef Hammadi (left), Waad Ramadan Alwan (right)

An Iraqi man facing charges of trying to funnel weapons and cash to Al-Qaida operatives in his home country is scheduled for trial July 30 in Bowling Green. U.S. District Judge Thomas B. Russell set the trial date for 24-year-old Mohanad Shareef Hammadi during a conference call Wednesday morning.

Hammadi and 30-year-old Waad Ramadan Alwan were charged in federal court last year with attempting to provide material support to terrorists and terrorist organizations and conspiracy to transfer surface-to-air missile launcher systems.

Alwan pleaded guilty in December to those charges. His sentencing is set for April 3.

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Lisa Autry

Lisa is a Scottsville native and WKU alum. She has worked in radio as a news reporter and anchor for 18 years. Prior to joining WKU Public Radio, she most recently worked at WHAS in Louisville and WLAC in Nashville. She has received numerous awards from the Associated Press, including Best Reporter in Kentucky. Many of her stories have been heard on NPR.

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