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(05/18/06 4:00am)
Before he became a Muslim intent on killing students at UNC, he attended Baptist Sunday school as a child and Catholic school in ninth grade.
Before he decided to attack, he'd wanted to go to graduate school to get his doctorate in clinical psychology.
And before he drove an SUV through the Pit on March 3, he'd wanted to join the military so he could drop a nuclear bomb over Washington, D.C.
(03/20/06 5:00am)
The UNC alumnus accused of attempting to kill people in the Pit to avenge the treatment of Muslims around the world was in court briefly Thursday.
Mohammed Taheri-azar appeared before Orange County Judge M.P. DeVine, who set a probable cause hearing for March 24.
Taheri-azar, 22, is charged with 18 felony counts after he drove a rented Jeep Grand Cherokee through the popular campus gathering site March 3, injuring nine people.
Many of the varied media representatives assembled missed Thursday's hearing when court officials failed to give open notification of a change in courtrooms.
Taheri-azar was scheduled to appear before Judge Alonzo B. Coleman in an upstairs courtroom but was hurried through a back door and into a downstairs court room shortly after arriving at 2 p.m.
"This has gotten so much attention that we wanted to do this quickly," District Attorney James Woodall explained to a slew of media representatives - including some from The Daily Tar Heel - who were not aware of the change and therefore were unable to attend the hearing. "We wanted to get him in and out quickly."
At his first court hearing March 6, a miscommunication between courtroom bailiffs about DeVine's wishes led to several media representatives' being barred from the hearing.
Thursday's hearing was set to evaluate Taheri-azar's $5.5 million bail and to set the probable cause hearing, Woodall said, but Taheri-azar did not want his bail addressed.
He remains at Central Prison in Raleigh under bail on nine counts of attempted first-degree murder and nine counts of assault with a deadly weapon inflicting serious injury with intent to kill.
Taheri-azar said at his March 6 court appearance that he wanted to represent himself, although the court appointed Public Defender James Williams to oversee the case.
"I'm still representing him, if that's the question," Williams said after the hearing. Williams did not returned repeated calls for comment between March 6 and Thursday's hearing.
Woodall said Taheri-azar's desire to represent himself would not be addressed at the district level. The case will move next month to Superior Court, but Taheri-azar's arraignment could be as many as three or four months away, he said.
Woodall added that federal investigations are ongoing. Federal terrorism charges have not been filed, but state charges could be added or changed, he said.
Williams said he has been in contact with Taheri-azar's family, but he would not discuss the conversations they've had.
"I have been in contact with his family and will continue to be in contact with his family," he said.
Taheri-azar's family will not respond to media interviews but might at some point, said Williams, who advised the media to "be patient."
Taheri-azar sent hand-written letters to several media outlets last week from his Central Prison jail cell detailing the reasons behind his admitted crime.
In a letter to The (Durham) Herald Sun, Taheri-azar wrote that the Quran gives him and other followers permission to attack those who have waged war against them.
"I therefore decided to attack within the U.S. borders, hoping that the U.S. government would understand that my fellow followers of Allah will do everything necessary to defeat our enemies, even giving up a college degree from UNC-Chapel Hill, as I did myself," he stated in the letter.
Woodall said he is not surprised that Taheri-azar has chosen to represent himself and to contact the media.
"He seems to know exactly what message he wants to send and seems to do that very effectively."
Contact the City Editor at citydesk@unc.edu.
(09/13/05 4:00am)
Brotherhood and sisterhood aren't the only terms associated with UNC's Greek system.
(09/13/05 4:00am)
John Buoniconti's bookbag is adorned with collector's pins from 14 states and a weathered picture of his parents on their wedding day.
(09/12/05 4:00am)
The houses are unmistakable: each one bears a series of Greek letters on the facade. And each fall, their doors open to hundreds of men and women searching for familial organizations that match their interests.
(04/28/05 4:00am)
Missy Julian-Fox, owner of Alexander Julian’s, has a panoramic view of Franklin Street from her storefront window — and it provides the perfect opportunity to people-watch.
(02/25/05 5:00am)
Through the hundreds of dancers who will flood Fetzer Gym tonight, it might be hard to notice some of the details that blend into the room’s background.
(01/23/03 5:00am)
After hearing arguments from neighbors, the Chapel Hill Town Council on Wednesday postponed discussion on an application for a planned development-mixed use permit for construction of a Marriott Residence Inn Hotel.
(01/17/03 5:00am)
Designed to open the pathways of communication between landlords, tenants and their neighbors, Chapel Hill's new Rental Licensing Ordinance quietly went into effect Jan. 1.
(12/04/02 5:00am)
____simple_html_dom__voku__html_wrapper____>In response to a resident's petition, town officials have agreed to urge UNC to reconsider the construction of a parking lot for employees or compromise with nearby residents.
(11/22/02 5:00am)
____simple_html_dom__voku__html_wrapper____>Safety concerns stemming from a pedestrian death on Franklin Street last month have caused the N.C. Department of Transportation to again take up a recommendation to install a controlled crosswalk near the site of the accident.
(11/18/02 5:00am)
____simple_html_dom__voku__html_wrapper____>More than 400 Chapel Hill residents gathered Thursday night for a public hearing regarding the widening of Weaver Dairy Road from N.C. 86 to Erwin Road.
(11/13/02 5:00am)
____simple_html_dom__voku__html_wrapper____>With the bustling holiday season rapidly approaching, the Chapel Hill Town Council voted Monday to allow free parking downtown on certain shopping days to stimulate the local economy.
(10/25/02 4:00am)
____simple_html_dom__voku__html_wrapper____>This weekend, as daylight-saving time ends and the time falls back one hour, late-nighters could spend an extra hour in some area bars.
(10/23/02 4:00am)
____simple_html_dom__voku__html_wrapper____>Students looking to live off campus next year could find a new home in a recently constructed apartment complex off Airport Road.
(10/16/02 4:00am)
____simple_html_dom__voku__html_wrapper____>Effective Dec. 1, the sales tax for Orange County will increase by one-half cent to accommodate the loss of more than $3.2 million in county funds.
(10/09/02 4:00am)
____simple_html_dom__voku__html_wrapper____>An unexpected inspection resulted in a satisfactory rating for the Orange County Animal Shelter just weeks after a complaint was filed by a former employee alleging inhumane conditions at the facility.
(09/27/02 4:00am)
____simple_html_dom__voku__html_wrapper____>Officials said Monday's police chase that ended with a murder-suicide was handled properly by the Raleigh police and the N.C. Highway Patrol.