Two black Muslim ex-convicts planned to attack a Seattle military recruiting station

Abu Khalid Abdul-Latif, also known as Joseph Anthony Davis, 33, of Seattle, was arrested when he and another black man showed up at a warehouse garage to pick up machine guns they planned to use in the attack. Abdul-Latif had little knowledge of weapons, but served briefly in the Navy in the mid-1990s and was familiar with recruiting stations like the one they targeted, a criminal complaint said. The U.S. Attorney's Office in Seattle said that he and his accomplice, Walli Mujahidh, planned to attack Joint Base Lewis-McChord but later changed targets. Abdul-Latif was recorded in conversations where he spoke admiringly of the 2009 massacre at Fort Hood, Texas, that claimed 13 lives. Mujahidh confessed after the arrest, saying that the attack was aimed at preventing the U.S. military from going to Islamic lands and killing Muslims. He is also known as Frederick Domingue Jr., 32, of Los Angeles. Abdul-Latif and Mujahidh face federal charges of conspiracy to murder officers and employees of the United States, conspiracy to use a weapon of mass destruction, and possession of firearms in furtherance of crimes of violence. Abdul-Latif was also charged with two counts of illegal possession of firearms. Abdul-Latif was previously convicted of robbing a convenience store in Bremerton, Washington, and for custodial assault, as well as for obstructing a law enforcement officer, assault and theft. A psychological evaluation showed that Abdul-Latif believed he suffered from depression and abandonment issues, because his father served time in prison in California and he had not seen his mother in a long time. Mujahidh, who used to live in Seattle, was convicted in municipal court of violating a domestic violence protection order stemming from a 2007 incident.