'South Park' critic on terror charge
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Your support makes all the difference.A terror suspect who told the creators of South Park they risked death for mocking the Prophet Mohamed was in jail last night on separate charges of trying to join a Somali organisation linked to al-Qa'ida.
Zachary Chesser, 20, appeared in court in Alexandria, Virginia, accused of providing material support to al-Shabaab. FBI agents said he tried to travel to Somalia as a fighter. An FBI affidavit said he was prevented from flying by his mother-in-law and was told he was on the no-fly list. He has not been charged over the online threat to South Park.
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