accused of plotting to attack the Fort Dix Army Base
CAMDEN, N.J. — Jury selection began under tight security Monday in the federal trial of five men accused of planning an attack on Fort Dix.
Lawyers were expected to take three weeks or more to seat 12 jurors and six alternates. The trial will likely last several months.
U.S. District Judge Robert Kugler has taken the relatively rare step of keeping the jury anonymous, so even lawyers in the case won't know their names.
Prospective jurors on Monday were filling out their forms in an assembly room, detailing any knowledge of the case and their own biases.
Outside Kugler's courtroom, workers were installing a new metal detector. Already, people entering the courthouse must pass through one. To get to the trial, they'll go through a second.
Lanes of the street in front of the courthouse were also closed as a security precaution. Read more ...
Lawyers were expected to take three weeks or more to seat 12 jurors and six alternates. The trial will likely last several months.
U.S. District Judge Robert Kugler has taken the relatively rare step of keeping the jury anonymous, so even lawyers in the case won't know their names.
Prospective jurors on Monday were filling out their forms in an assembly room, detailing any knowledge of the case and their own biases.
Outside Kugler's courtroom, workers were installing a new metal detector. Already, people entering the courthouse must pass through one. To get to the trial, they'll go through a second.
Lanes of the street in front of the courthouse were also closed as a security precaution. Read more ...
Source: AP
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