Suspect pleads not guilty in US soldier ' s death
Abdulhakim Muhammad
A prosecutor said Muhammad admitted shooting Long and another soldier "because of what they had done to Muslims in the past."
 An FBI-led joint terrorism task force based in the southern United States has been investigating Muhammad since he returned to the United States from Yemen  a law enforcement official said. The suspect had been arrested and jailed in Yemen at some point for using a Somali passport  the official said. The time of that arrest was not immediately clear.
 Assistant U.S. Attorney Pat Harris said no decision has been made on whether to pursue federal charges against Muhammad. "We're consulting with a lot of people on what  if any  charges can be filed against him " Harris said.
 Police Sgt. Cassandra Davis said Tuesday it wasn't known when Muhammad began planning the attack.
 Deputy Prosecutor Scott Duncan said Muhammad told investigators that "he would have killed more soldiers had they been in the parking lot." Long and Ezeagwula were targeted as they stood outside the recruiting center smoking cigarettes.
 Muhammad did not speak during the brief hearing before Judge Alice Lightle.
 John Rehrauer  spokesman for the Pulaski County jail  said the department was handling Muhammad as it does other high-profile cases.
 "He is in some protective custody  in a higher-security unit in a cell by himself " Rehrauer said.
 He said he didn't know of any threats against Muhammad and said jailers did not believe he was in any greater danger than previous high-profile people handled at the prison.
 A police report said Muhammad told investigators he observed two soldiers in uniform  drove up to the recruiting center and began shooting.
 "He saw them standing there and drove up and shot them " Lt. Terry Hastings told The Associated Press. "That's what he said."
 Police arrested Muhammad along a highway moments after the shootings. Police said an assault rifle and other weapons were found in his vehicle.
 In addition to the capital murder count  Muhammad is accused of committing 16 counts of a terroristic act. Thomas said most additional counts resulted from the gunfire occurring near other people.
A prosecutor said [TGT] admitted shooting Long and another soldier "because of what they had done to Muslims in the past."
 An FBI-led joint terrorism task force based in the southern United States has been investigating [TGT] since [TGT] returned to the United States from Yemen  a law enforcement official said. [TGT] had been arrested and jailed in Yemen at some point for using a Somali passport  the official said. The time of that arrest was not immediately clear.
 Assistant U.S. Attorney Pat Harris said no decision has been made on whether to pursue federal charges against [TGT]. "We're consulting with a lot of people on what  if any  charges can be filed against [TGT] " Harris said.
 Police Sgt. Cassandra Davis said Tuesday it wasn't known when [TGT] began planning the attack.
 Deputy Prosecutor Scott Duncan said [TGT] told investigators that "[TGT] would have killed more soldiers had they been in the parking lot." Long and Ezeagwula were targeted as they stood outside the recruiting center smoking cigarettes.
 [TGT] did not speak during the brief hearing before Judge Alice Lightle.
 John Rehrauer  spokesman for the Pulaski County jail  said the department was handling [TGT] as it does other high-profile cases.
 "[TGT] is in some protective custody  in a higher-security unit in a cell by [TGT] " Rehrauer said.
 [TGT] said [TGT] didn't know of any threats against [TGT] and said jailers did not believe [TGT] was in any greater danger than previous high-profile people handled at the prison.
 A police report said [TGT] told investigators [TGT] observed two soldiers in uniform  drove up to the recruiting center and began shooting.
 "[TGT] saw them standing there and drove up and shot them " Lt. Terry Hastings told The Associated Press. "That's what [TGT] said."
 Police arrested [TGT] along a highway moments after the shootings. Police said an assault rifle and other weapons were found in [TGT] vehicle.
 In addition to the capital murder count  [TGT] is accused of committing 16 counts of a terroristic act. Thomas said most additional counts resulted from the gunfire occurring near other people.