Judge sets deadlines in Wichita airport bomb plot case
.JPG "Terry Loewen is accused of trying to carry out a suicide bomb attack at Wichita Mid-Continent Airport.")
A federal judge is aiming for trial early next summer for the man charged with plotting a suicide bombing at a Wichita airport.
U.S. District Judge Monti Belot on Thursday set deadlines for motions in the case against Terry Loewen, an avionics technician facing terrorism-related charges, but he stopped short of setting a firm trial date.
Loewen has been in jail since his December arrest for allegedly trying to bring a van filled with inert explosives onto the tarmac at Mid-Continent Airport.
The judge told Loewen during a brief hearing that he recognizes where he is, and is sure he doesn’t like it. Loewen replied, “Not a lot, sir.”
Loewen’s arrest followed a months-long sting operation. He has pleaded not guilty to attempting to use a weapon of mass destruction, attempting to use an explosive device to damage property and attempting to give material support to al-Qaida.
This story was originally published October 2, 2014 at 10:15 AM with the headline "Judge sets deadlines in Wichita airport bomb plot case."