This is interesting. Looks to be one of those situations where if the Knoxville District Attorney had done their job this terrorist act may not have occurred.

From Knox News - Man accused of shooting soldiers in Ark. was stopped in 2004 by KPD

A man who allegedly shot two soldiers outside a U.S. Army recruiting center in Arkansas was arrested in Knoxville in 2004 after he was caught with an ounce of marijuana and a cache of high-powered firearms that he planned to sell.

Although simply possessing one of the weapons – a sawed-off shotgun – is a felony, Abdulhakim Muhammad escaped without a criminal record, court documents show.

snip….Muhammad, formerly known as Carlos Bledsoe, was arrested in Knoxville on Feb. 21, 2004, when he was a rear passenger in a Mazda that was pulled over for an equipment violation at Maplewood Drive and Spence Place in South Knoxville, according to a report obtained from the Knoxville Police Department.

snip….Officers found a loaded SKS 7.62mm assault rifle, a sawed-off 12-gauge shotgun and a 20-gauge shotgun in the car, according to the report.

Charges were dismissed and the Knox County DA isn’t talking.

Abdul Hakim Nujahid Muhammad, Carlos Bledsoe, Islamic terror, Pvt William Long, Quenton Ezeaqwula, Ark Recruiting Center shooting