Overview
- An indictment unsealed Wednesday charges Al‑Muhtadi with conspiring to provide material support to a designated foreign terrorist organization resulting in death and with visa fraud.
- Al‑Muhtadi pleaded not guilty at his arraignment in the Western District of Louisiana and was ordered detained pending trial, which will be held in Lafayette.
- The court previously directed the U.S. Marshals to reasonably accommodate his Muslim religious practices in custody, including a halal diet, fasting and daily prayers.
- Prosecutors cite multi‑source evidence, including a phone connecting to a tower near Kfar Aza on Oct. 7, recorded calls, social media and emails, witness interviews, and assistance from Israeli security agencies through the DOJ’s Joint Task Force October 7 and the FBI.
- Court filings allege he lied on a June 2024 U.S. visa application, entered through Dallas–Fort Worth on Sept. 12, 2024, lived in Tulsa, then moved to Lafayette, as Louisiana lawmakers seek a DHS briefing on how he entered and resided in the U.S.