An imam was busted trying to smuggle box cutters and a pair of scissors to inmates into a lower Manhattan jail.
The imam, Zulqarnain Abdu-Shahid previously known as Paul Watts, served 14 years in prison for murder. He converted to islam while serving time and chose his name Zulqarnain Abdu-Shahid. Shahid in Arabic means martyr.
How many red flags did the authorities miss on this occasion? Who would have guessed that a convicted murderer who converted to islam in prison and chose the name Abu Shahid might be a security liability??? NY Post
A city Department of Correction Muslim chaplain who served 14 years in prison for murder and robbery was arrested today for carrying three utility blades and a pair of scissors into a lower Manhattan jail, authorities said.
The dangerous items were found after an X-ray machine alerted correction officers to the presence of metal in the bag, the DOI said.[...]
Authorities did not say why Abdu-Shahid was visiting the jail, commonly known as the Tombs, or why he was carrying the scissors and the rectangular blades, which were 1-and-1/2 inches long by three-quarters of an inch wide.
Abdu-Shahid, 58, was arrested at the scene and charged with four counts of first-degree promoting prison contraband — a felony carrying a maximum 7-year prison term — and four counts of the same charge in the second degree, a misdemeanor.
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