RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - A North Carolina man already sentenced to 45 years in prison for his role in a homegrown terrorist plot raised little early resistance in court proceedings Monday at the start of a trial on charges he plotted to have government witnesses in his earlier trial beheaded.
Hysen Sherifi, 28, is acting as his own attorney and waved off early opportunities to resist the government’s case against him. His decision not to contest the government’s pre-trial motions means prosecutors will be allowed to present the jury with recordings of Sherifi that omit sections that could help the defendant’s case, U.S. District Judge W. Earl Britt said.
