Judge Sets Pretrial Release Terms for Coast Guard Officer Accused of Plotting Terror Attack

Firearms and ammunition that was in the motion for detention pending trial in the case against Christopher Hasson, who faces domestic terror allegations. U.S. District Court via AP

A federal judge has set strict conditions for the pretrial release of a Coast Guard lieutenant accused of plotting a terrorist attack but stopped short of releasing him in order to give prosecutors time to appeal.

U.S. Magistrate Judge Charles Day ruled at a hearing in Greenbelt, Maryland, on Tuesday, May 7, that 50-year-old Christopher Hasson may be released from custody and supervised by relatives in Virginia while awaiting trial.