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Two Arrested on Terrorism Charges
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WLBT news has learned that U.S. marshals have arrested two people in what is being described as the first case of terrorist charges filed in Mississippi. It is a case of two Americans allegedly willing to provide false identification to members of a foreign and dangerous terrorist organization in exchange for money and drugs.

Lamont Ranson and Cedric Carpenter made their initial appearance Thursday in U.S. District Court after being arrested last Friday. Ranson faces three counts: conspiracy to provide material support to terrorists; conspiracy to defraud the united states and attempt to provide material support to terrorists. Carpenter faces those same charges plus possession of a firearm by a convicted felon; conspiracy to possess a controlled substance with intent to distribute and criminal forfeiture.

Sources tell me dealmaking began on a cruise ship where Ranson and Carpenter, of New Orleans, bragged they had contacts here at the Mississippi Highway Safety Patrol to get material needed to counterfeit drivers licenses and other identification.

They would do so, according to the charges, in exchange for a combination of cash and heroin. The fact that the false identification was destined for the Phillipine-based radical Islamic separatist group, Abu Sayyaf apparently didn't phase Ranson or Carpenter.
U.S. Attorney Dunn Lampton says, "I can't say much about it now but there should be more court proceedings maybe as soon as Monday."
Lampton did say what Ranson and Carpenter did could have had a devistating impact on national security. "...That's why we were so interested in it and the information alleges they could abtain Mississippi drivers license, false documents that coudl be used by terrorists to enter the country; remain in the country; travel in the country and that is a very disturbing aspect and we've looked into it as thoroughly as we can."
If convicted of the charges, Lamont Ranson faces penalties and fines of up to 85 years in jail and 3-million dollars and Cedric Carpenter; up to 35 years begind bars and $750,000.

The Department of Homeland Security, United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and the FBI all are involved in this investigation.

no need for court or a jury to decide there fate....

just let a few of us "good ole boys" take em out to the big black swamp in july and let nature take its course

That's hard to believe anyone could be sooooooooooo stupid. These fellas ought to be shipped out of the country...permanently. Send 'em to a mexi-jail.

destruction must be bred in them huh?

Jail?Jail? Hang the S.O.B.'s.................NOW!!!!!

I was thinking more along the lines of a Turkish prison
We could tie them to a gin fan and drop them off in Money

I agree should be a stiffer penalty .... Fry em' quick

I never got this about the death penalty. there was a kid I went to school with shot some folks, was caught on camera. Now he is on death row. it's been almost fitteen years ago since I saw this guy. By the time they put him to death, Most of us will have forgotten about this guy. If your gonna kill someone as a deterent why not save us tax payers some hard earned cash and get er' done! Your guilty, your dead! that way if I'm a dope dealer with no conscience I die when caught and everyone that knew me saw me die before they ever forgot about me. Damit boy! they will actually kill your booty for doing this stupid schit.

I'm probably too lenient. Revolk their citizenships and send them packing to Bagdad or Afghanistan.

I was thinking along the lines of the movie SEVEN with brad pitt. We could give them a knife and tell them to remove exactly 1 pound of flesh. If they could do that then we would kill them quickly. Quickly is about a year of torture.

Double R 2 wrote:I'm probably too lenient. Revolk their citizenships and send them packing to Bagdad or Afghanistan.

Or we could just send them down to the radical islamic cell in the Phillipines that they failed to get fake I.D.'s for. I am sure that another decapitation video would pop up pretty soon after their arrival.

Again.....Tribal Instinct..... Money for nothing and drugs for free..

IQ = 2

Red on HOT-Black on GROUND...

judge jb

I believe in civil liberties but as soon as they are convicted, Life in prison with no chance of parole, EVER! And publicize the hell out of it.

Deport em... Bet theyd love Hatie

I am thinking along the lines of the REAL Indians. Which would involve 4 leather straps, 4 stakes, a fire-ant mound and about a pint of honey! Not that I would want to be cruel!

Just my .02

David