Today's scheduled hearing for two Muslim men arrested in Goose Creek, SC has been pushed back. Also, Ahmed Mohamed is being denied privileges for refusing to wear a required ID bracelet while in jail.
TAMPA - A federal bond hearing today for two University of South Florida students will start two hours later than initially set, so supporters of the men can attend a mandatory Muslim prayer service and the hearing if they wish.
U.S. Magistrate Judge Elizabeth A. Jenkins, who will preside over the hearing, agreed Thursday to push back the time from 2 to 4 p.m. Assistant federal public defender Dionja L. Dyer had filed a motion asking for the time change on behalf of one of the students, Youssef Megahed, 21.
Megahed's brother, Yahia, told the Times this week that many people wanted to testify for Megahed. But the hearing conflicted with a prayer service for the holy month of Ramadan, which will take place at mosques today from about 1:30 to 2:30 p.m.
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