Noor Salman, the Orlando shooter’s wife, has given conflicting stories to the police. She said that she tried to talk her husband out of the massacre but then said she didn’t know anything about it.
A federal judge in Orlando on Friday revoked bond for the wife of the gunman responsible for the Pulse nightclub massacre, the worst mass shooting in modern US history.
US District Judge Paul Byron reversed the decision of a magistrate judge in Oakland, California, last week to release Noor Salman on $500,000 bond and ordered her jailed pending trial on charges of aiding and abetting and obstruction.
Acting upon a request from prosecutors, Byron said Salman hadn’t overcome a legal presumption that she was a flight risk or a danger to the community.
‘Upon consideration, this court finds that no condition or combination of conditions of pretrial release will reasonably assure the safety of the community or the reasonably assure the defendant’s appearance during the required court proceedings,’ the judge wrote.
Salman was never let go from jail while Byron considered the prosecutors’ request. Her attorney, Charles Swift in Texas, said in a statement that she maintains her innocence.
‘We are currently exploring all available legal remedies on her behalf,’ Swift said. ‘Until all the facts come out in trial, we urge the community to withhold judgment.’
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Salman has pleaded not guilty to charges of aiding and abetting, and obstruction of justice. Prosecutors have said Salman accompanied her husband when he cased locations for potential terrorist attacks, knew ahead of time that he was planning the attack and misled FBI agents about what she knew about her husband’s plans.
Salman’s husband, Omar Mateen, pledged allegiance to the Islamic State during the attack at the Pulse nightclub last June 12. The deadliest mass shooting in recent US history left 49 people dead and dozens more wounded. Mateen was killed by police during a shootout at the end of a three-hour standoff.