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At least seven Marylanders have been charged with terrorism-related crimes in recent years

The federal charges filed this week against a Harford County man accused of pledging allegiance to the self-declared Islamic State come as rising fears of terrorism — and growing anti-Muslim rhetoric — have returned to dominate public discussion.

Lawyers argued for almost two hours Thursday whether the skinny, hollow-cheeked young man from Ellicott City sitting in court was a dangerous al-Qaida plotter or a kid with undiagnosed psychological problems who had been misled by a cabal of bumbling terrorist wannabes.

The Tuesday sentencing of a Howard County teen convicted of terrorism offenses in Philadelphia has been postponed, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office there.

The Ellicott City teenager who pleaded guilty to aiding terrorists over the Internet has paid his dues and should be sentenced to time served.

Federal prosecutors are calling for up to a decade in prison for the Howard County resident who became the youngest person ever charged in a terrorism case, arguing that the Pakistani immigrant "linked up with truly dangerous people."

Lawyers for a Maryland teen convicted in a Jihadist terror plot want him moved to a juvenile facility to await sentencing. A federal judge in Philadelphia is considering the request after a hearing Monday for 18-year-old Mohammad Hassan Khalid of Ellicott City.

Mohammad Hassan Khalid, a recent Howard County high school graduate, pleaded guilty to conspiring with a suburban Pennsylvania woman known as "Jihad Jane" and others to provide material support to terrorists

Court documents and statements by his family and others provide details of Majid Khan's journey from Baltimore County to Camp 7 at Guantanamo Bay, a detention center so secret that its location within the base is classified.

A besieged al-Qaida, weakened by 10 years of war and the killing of Osama bin Laden and other leaders, is focusing much of its attention on inspiring recruits in the United States and other nations to carry out attacks the terror group itself might no longer be able to mount.

Prosecutors have requested a delay in the trial for the Ellicott City teen charged in a terrorism case.

Ellicott City teen indicted on terrorism charges has first day in court

Federal prosecutors in Philadelphia unsealed an indictment Thursday charging Mohammad Hassan Khalid, a Howard County teenager. with conspiring to provide material support to terrorists with a suburban Pennsylvania woman known as "Jihad Jane."

A 17-year-old from Ellicott City is being held by federal authorities in Philadelphia on charges that he solicited money for a woman calling herself "Jihad Jane," who was convicted of conspiring in a terrorism plot, according to sources and published reports.