San Bernardino Shooter's Neighbor Arrested On Terror Charges, Allegedly Planned Earlier Attacks

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Source: ABC News

Enrique Marquez, a neighbor and friend of one of the San Bernardino shooters, has been arrested for allegedly providing material support to terrorists, officials said.

Authorities said that Marquez and shooter Syed Farook allegedly began plotting terror attacks in Southern California in 2011 -- "attacks which were, fortunately, not carried out -- and discussed a firearms and explosives attack on Riverside Community College.

"While there currently is no evidence that Mr. Marquez participated in the Dec. 2, 2015 attack or had advance knowledge of it, his prior purchase of the firearms and ongoing failure to warn authorities about Farook’s intent to commit mass murder had fatal consequences," said U.S. Attorney Eileen M. Decker of the Central District of California.

Farook's attack on the Inland Regional Center, committed along with his wife Tashfeen Malik, left 14 people dead and another 22 injured. The FBI was investigating the incident as an act of terrorism.

Read more: http://abcnews.go.com/US/neighbor-san-bernardino-shooter-arrested/story?id=35817064

[MosheFeingold]

1. They're lying

I listened to the police scanner while it happened, posting here as things developed.

I clearly heard the police officer (the one who was later shot) say "Hold it, I see two long beards in a [vehicle that matched the description]." He lost them for a bit, then began a slow tail by a Target which eventually turned into the high speed shoot out.

Key information being "two long beards."

Now, Jihadi Jane there was ONE UGLY woman, but she didn't have a beard.

Pretty obvious to me that someone jumped out.

Recall also the initial reports said THREE shooters.

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2. Did Farook have a long beard

on the day of the attack? That would account for one. Or his wife wore a fake beard as a disguise? They seemed trying to hide what they were doing that day (telling her mom they were going to the dentist). Was the officer mistaken?

[ucrdem]

3. NPR just reported that he's being charged with a sham marriage

among other things and that he waived his Miranda rights to have a lawyer present during his interrogation. Big mistake. He probably thought the truth would exonerate him but unfortunately that's not how it works.

Friend Of San Bernardino Shooter Charged With Aiding Terror Plot
December 17, 20156:13 PM ET - PHIL EWING

Enrique Marquez, a friend of San Bernardino, Calif., shooter Syed Farook, was charged Thursday with conspiring to provide support for terrorism. He also purchased two of the rifles used in the attack.

https://www.google.com/search?client=opera&q=npr.org&sourceid=opera&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8

[ucrdem]

4. "San Bernardino Shooter 'Used My Gun' in Massacre, Neighbor Says in 911 Call"

A transcription of a 911 call placed by a Marquez, 24, "hours after the shooting" was included in the complaint. In it, he claims that he only gave the gun to Farook for "safe storage."

911: And what's wrong? Why do you feel like you want to kill yourself? What's going on?

Marquez: I don't know. My neighbor. He did the San Bernardino shooting.

{snip}

...

Marquez: The f****** a****** used my gun in the shooting.

911: You said he used your gun?

Marquez: Yes. Oh my god.

911: How do you know it's your gun?

Marquez: [unintelligible] They can trace all the guns back to me.

911: It wasn't. How did he get your gun?

Marquez: I couldn't have it at home because I have brothers and then I got moved and then I can't have it around [unintelligible].

911: So you gave him your gun?

Marquez: Only for safe storage?

911: It was in storage?

Marquez: Yeah.

911: How did he get it out of storage?

Marquez: It wasn't in storage. To me, he was reliable enough for him for storage, like to store my gun.

911: Oh, you had him store your gun?

Marquez: Yeah. And then he [unintelligible]. Why did he have to do it?

911: What was the guy's name that had your gun?

Marquez: It's Syed Farook.

The criminal complaint then notes that Marquez went to the emergency room at the UCLA Harbor Medical Center. He said that he was not normally a drinker but had about nine bottles of beer before going to the hospital "because he was very upset," the federal criminal complaint states.

http://abcnews.go.com/US/san-bernardino-shooter-gun-massacre-neighbor-911-call/story?id=35829971

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5. thanks

[ucrdem]

6. It seems he was detained involuntarily, then interrogated without a lawyer:

Marquez was then referred to the psychiatric ward and placed on an involuntary hold.

Today, Marquez was charged with conspiring to provide material support to terrorists, unlawfully purchasing two assault rifles and defrauding immigration authorities.

He allegedly plotted with shooter Syed Farook on earlier attacks that were never carried out and provided the rifles that were used in the San Bernardino attack.

http://abcnews.go.com/US/san-bernardino-shooter-gun-massacre-neighbor-911-call/story?id=35829971

But apparently he had no knowledge of the Dec. 2 attack:

"While there currently is no evidence that Mr. Marquez participated in the Dec. 2, 2015 attack or had advance knowledge of it, his prior purchase of the firearms and ongoing failure to warn authorities about Farook’s intent to commit mass murder had fatal consequences," said U.S. Attorney Eileen M. Decker of the Central District of California.

Nevertheless he's probably going to go to prison for a long time unless he hires a really good attorney.