Chicago: Three men who allegedly plotted to fire-bomb high-profile targets during the recent Nato summit in Chicago pleaded not guilty Monday to terrorism charges.
Brent Betterly, 24, Jared Chase, 27, and Brian Church, 20, are accused in an 11-count indictment of a variety of terrorism-related offenses, including conspiracy to commit terrorism, conspiracy to commit arson and possession of explosives, Reuters reported.
Cook County Circuit Court Judge Thaddeus Wilson on Monday set a preliminary trial date in the case for July 22, 2013. But defense attorneys made it clear they hope to bring their clients, who remain in jail on $1.5 million bond, to trial sooner.
The three are being prosecuted under an untested Illinois anti-terrorism law adopted after the September 11, 2001 al Qaeda attacks.
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