A man accused of being an ISIS member and shooting an Iraqi police officer in Al-Anbar province will be held without bail in Sacramento.A federal judge told 45-year-old Omar Abdulsattar Ameen that unless other evidence comes to light, he believes that Ameen could be a flight risk and a danger to others. Representatives from the U.S. government were also in the Sacramento courtroom. Ameen is accused of shooting the Iraqi police officer in the chest when ISIS took over the Rawah District of Al-Anbar, court documents show.Ameen was arrested Wednesday at a Sacramento apartment, court documents show. He had come to the U.S. on a visa and had asked for refugee status.Chief Assistant Federal Defender Benjamin D. Galloway is representing Ameen. He released the following statement Monday on the no bail ruling:

“Mr. Ameen and his family have lived peacefully in this community for several years. The Iraqi government’s allegations against him have come as a great shock. Because the potential penalty is so severe, and because the American court system may be the only meaningful justice system available to Mr. Ameen, we intend to investigate this matter thoroughly and do everything we can to protect his rights here in the United States. It is critical that he be afforded every opportunity to address these accusations in this extradition proceeding. We would wish no less for an American citizen being held in a foreign country.”

Ameen is currently being held in Sacramento County Jail. He will face an extradition hearing in federal court on Sept. 5. A man accused of being an ISIS member and shooting an Iraqi police officer in Al-Anbar province will be held without bail in Sacramento. A federal judge told 45-year-old Omar Abdulsattar Ameen that unless other evidence comes to light, he believes that Ameen could be a flight risk and a danger to others. Advertisement

Representatives from the U.S. government were also in the Sacramento courtroom. Ameen is accused of shooting the Iraqi police officer in the chest when ISIS took over the Rawah District of Al-Anbar, court documents show. U.S. Department of Justice

Ameen was arrested Wednesday at a Sacramento apartment, court documents show. He had come to the U.S. on a visa and had asked for refugee status. Chief Assistant Federal Defender Benjamin D. Galloway is representing Ameen.
Omar Ameen, a man arrested in Sacramento on suspicion of a 2014 Iraqi murder linked to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, faces a judge at an extradition hearing. He is denied bail.