Terror Trial Turns Into Mistrial For Liberty City Seven

December 13, 2007

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One of seven defendants was acquitted Thursday of plotting to destroy Chicago’s 110 story Sears Tower and wage war against the US, and a mistrial was declared for the remaining six after the federal jury deadlocked.

The seven men were accused of plotting with al-Qaida to destroy the Sears Tower and bomb FBI offices in Miami and elsewhere. They had faced up to 70 years in prison if convicted of four terrorism-related conspiracy charges.

The jury in Miami found one defendant, Lyglenson Lemorin, not guilty of charges of conspiring to help foreign terrorist organizations including al-Qaeda, and conspiring to blow up buildings and overthrow the US government.

Following nine days of deliberation the jury sent a third note to the judge on Thursday saying: “We believe no further progress can be made”. After reading it in court, Judge Joan Lenard declared a mistrial.

Prosecutors said that they would seek to retrial the six defendants next year, with jury selection set for January 7.

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