Court Roundup

Oregon Defense in bomb plot seek FBI training info PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) -- Lawyers for a man accused of trying to detonate a bomb at a Portland holiday tree-lighting ceremony have asked the FBI to disclose how it trains agents for undercover stings. The Oregonian reports that Mohamed Mohamud's lawyers on Monday requested any materials "regarding the issue of entrapment," adding that serious questions exist about their client's "vulnerability, predisposition and inducement." Mohamud has pleaded not guilty to attempting to ignite a weapon of mass destruction at the Nov. 26 holiday tree-lighting ceremony. The FBI says he was arrested in a sting and there was never a real explosive device. The request suggests the defense plans to argue that the FBI tried to steer their client into a crime. Prosecutors have until April 7 to respond. West Virginia Lawsuit seeks improved medical treatment at jails CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) -- A lawsuit filed over the death of an inmate is asking the Kanawha County Circuit Court to order the state ito mprove medical treatment policies for regional jails. The sisters of Daniel Earl Callahan filed the lawsuit last week against the West Virginia Regional Jail and Correctional Facility Authority and several state officials. The lawsuit claims Callahan began reporting seizures in September 2008 while in custody at the North Central Regional Jail. He was in the jail's medical unit several times but never saw a physician. Callahan died in March 2009 at a Charleston hospital. Texas Guru fails to show for sentencing AUSTIN, Texas (AP) -- An arrest warrant has been issued for a Hindu guru who failed to show up for sentencing after being convicted of molesting two girls as they grew up on his Central Texas ashram. A Hays County jury found Prakashanand Saraswati guilty Friday of 20 counts of indecency with a child by sexual contact. Each count carries a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison. Prakashanand, known to his devotees as Shree Swamiji, was released on a $1 million cash bond but failed to show up Monday in San Marcos for sentencing. Published: Wed, Mar 9, 2011