JACKSON, Miss. – Two former Mississippi State University students were arrested over the weekend at the Golden Triangle Regional Airport (GTRA) in Columbus on charges they were attempting to travel abroad and join the Islamic State militant organization. A criminal charge filed Aug. 8 indicated Jaelyn Delshaun Young, 19, and Muhammad Oda Dakhlalla, 22, were arrested at GTRA and both charged with attempting and conspiring to provide material support to a terrorist group. A hearing on their detention began Monday in Oxford. Assistant U.S. Attorney Chad Lamar said it will continue Aug. 11. Young and Dakhlalla are U.S. citizens. MSU’s Sid Salter said records indicate Dakhlalla graduated in May; and Young was enrolled until May as a sophomore. Charges indicate the pair had planned to fly to Greece and then take a bus to Turkey, but the couple later bought tickets on Delta leaving GTRA bound for Atlanta, Amsterdam and to Istanbul. MSU had cooperated with the investigation and provided background information on the students. GTRA Executive Director Mike Hainsey has confirmed the FBI arrested a man and woman prior to their boarding a flight Aug. 8. (Source: Fox News 08/11/15)
UPDATE 10 A.M AUGUST 11: A federal judge has denied bail to the couple pending grand jury action.
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