The South Carolina sheriff's deputy who stopped a car with two University of South Florida students in August says he initially suspected the silver Toyota with a Florida tag was involved in drug trafficking. But under questioning by defense attorneys for the two men, Deputy James Lamar Blakely said that when he was told by another deputy that the pair had copies of the Quran, that raised suspicions in his mind of terrorism. ...more

February 19, 2008

Attorneys are negotiating a possible plea deal in the case of one of two former University of South Florida students charged with transporting explosives. ...more

February 16, 2008

TAMPA - Attorneys are negotiating a possible plea deal in the case of one of two former University of South Florida students charged with transporting explosives. ...more

February 15, 2008

A federal judge on Friday set a March 10 trial date for a former University of South Florida engineering student charged in connection with a case against two other former students accused of transporting explosives. ...more

February 9, 2008

TAMPA - A federal judge today set a March 10 trial date for a former University of South Florida engineering student charged in connection with a case against two other former students accused of transporting explosives. ...more

February 8, 2008

A lawyer who represented Sami al-Arian and Wesley Snipes notified the court Thursday that she will defend a former University of South Florida student accused of trying to help terrorists. ...more

February 8, 2008

A federal prosecutor says a defense attorney's review of an FBI report on two suspended University of South Florida students is flawed, according to court papers filed Monday. ...more

February 5, 2008

TAMPA - A federal prosecutor says a defense attorney's review of an FBI report on two suspended University South Florida students is flawed, according to court papers filed today. ...more

February 4, 2008

TAMPA - One TBO.com reader called him a "fricken' terrorist." Now Youssef Megahed's attorney is citing the TBO comment as a reason potential jurors need to be carefully screened before Megahed and Ahmed Mohamed, another former University of South Florida student, go on trial on a charge of illegally transporting explosives. ...more

February 4, 2008

A local tile setter was detained by Tampa International Airport police and federal investigators Friday morning after he was overheard in an airport bathroom talking about mixing chemicals. ...more

February 2, 2008