CNN —A father and several of his family members were convicted of charges in a terrorism and kidnapping case in which his 3-year-old son was found dead on a New Mexico compound, prosecutors said Friday.
A federal jury convicted four members of the family Tuesday after their 2018 arrest following a raid at the rural New Mexico compound, the US Attorney’s Office for the District of New Mexico said in a news release Friday.
Officers were searching the compound for 3-year-old Abdul-Ghani Wahhaj, who had been abducted by his father, Siraj Ibn Wahhaj, from his wife in Georgia, authorities said.
Morton was also found guilty of conspiracy to commit kidnapping resulting in death and kidnapping resulting in death, according to the jury sheets.
The four convicted defendants each face up to life in prison, while Leveille faces up to 17 years in prison, prosecutors said.
Persons:
Abdul, Ghani Wahhaj, Siraj Ibn Wahhaj, Lucas Morton, Morton, Wahhaj, Siraj Ibn Wahhaj –, Jany Leveille, “, Abdul Ghani, Jesus Christ, Leveille, ”, Ryan J, Villa, Subhanah Wahhaj, Raul Bujanda
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Locations:
New Mexico, Georgia, United States