A federal judge in California has declined to release the widow of the Orlando nightclub shooter from jail while she awaits trial on charges of aiding her husband's terror activities.
Instead, the judge ordered a mental-health evaluation of 31-year-old Noor Salman and said he would consider Salman's request for release after the evaluation is complete.
Prosecutors say Salman accompanied her husband, Omar Mateen, on scouting trips to Orlando’s Pulse nightclub and knew about his planned attack.
Federal prosecutors in California for the first time Wednesday divulged details of the charges against Salman.
Prosecutors say she saw Mateen leave their Fort Pierce home with a gun and backpack full of ammunition on the night of the attack.
Salman was arrested last month in suburban San Francisco and charged with helping Mateen plan the June 12 attack on Pulse nightclub that killed 49 people and wounded at least 68 others.
Salman's attorneys maintain she was a battered spouse who knew nothing of Mateen's plans.
Salman was indicted on the charges by a federal grand jury in Orlando and eventually will come to Central Florida to face those charges.
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On Jan. 30, 1976, Karen Klaas, the ex-wife of Righteous Brothers singer Bill Medley, was left for dead in her Hermosa Beach home. Four decades later investigators got a break using new forensic techniques. (Jan. 31, 2017)
On Jan. 30, 1976, Karen Klaas, the ex-wife of Righteous Brothers singer Bill Medley, was left for dead in her Hermosa Beach home. Four decades later investigators got a break using new forensic techniques. (Jan. 31, 2017)
On Jan. 30, 1976, Karen Klaas, the ex-wife of Righteous Brothers singer Bill Medley, was left for dead in her Hermosa Beach home. Four decades later investigators got a break using new forensic techniques. (Jan. 31, 2017)
On Jan. 30, 1976, Karen Klaas, the ex-wife of Righteous Brothers singer Bill Medley, was left for dead in her Hermosa Beach home. Four decades later investigators got a break using new forensic techniques. (Jan. 31, 2017)
Cesa Garcia, a resident off of Chickasaw Road, describes the scene as Orange County sheriff deputies investigate after an officer fired shots hitting a suspect, following an altercation at the Walmart Neighborhood Market on Chickasaw Road, in Orlando, Tuesday January 31, 2017. (Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel)
Cesa Garcia, a resident off of Chickasaw Road, describes the scene as Orange County sheriff deputies investigate after an officer fired shots hitting a suspect, following an altercation at the Walmart Neighborhood Market on Chickasaw Road, in Orlando, Tuesday January 31, 2017. (Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel)
Orange County sheriff's office Public Information Officer Capt. Angelo Nieves talks to the media at the scene after an officer fired shots at a suspect following an altercation at the Walmart Neighborhood Market on Chickasaw Road, in Orlando, Tuesday January 31, 2017. (Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel)
Orange County sheriff's office Public Information Officer Capt. Angelo Nieves talks to the media at Bahsegel the scene after an officer fired shots at a suspect following an altercation at the Walmart Neighborhood Market on Chickasaw Road, in Orlando, Tuesday January 31, 2017. (Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel)
An unconfirmed number of people died Sunday evening in a shooting at a mosque in the provincial capital of Quebec City, police said. Quebec Premier Philippe Couillard termed the act "barbaric violence" and expressed solidarity with the victims' families.
An unconfirmed number of people died Sunday evening in a shooting at a mosque in the provincial capital of Quebec City, police said. Quebec Premier Philippe Couillard termed the act "barbaric violence" and expressed solidarity with the victims' families.
Two teens were arrested Thursday after being accused of planning a Columbine-style attack at The Villages Charter middle school, according to the Sumter County Sheriff’s Office.
Two teens were arrested Thursday after being accused of planning a Columbine-style attack at The Villages Charter middle school, according to the Sumter County Sheriff’s Office.
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