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| Suspect to plead guilty in foiled mall bomb plot |
| 2007-11-28 |
| The man accused of planning a terror attack at a Rockford-area mall during the holidays last year plans to plead guilty in federal court in Chicago as soon as Wednesday, court records show. Derrick Shareef has been in custody since his alleged plot to plant grenades in garbage cans at the CherryVale Mall was foiled in December. He had been slated to stand trial before U.S. District Judge David Coar next month. No agreement has been reached between prosecutors and Shareef's lawyer in connection with his proposed guilty plea, authorities said. His attorney could not be reached for comment. Shareef has been described as a Muslim convert seeking jihad, or holy war. He was arrested after he traded dud grenades with an undercover federal agent, the charges alleged. |
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