A New York Police Department car guards a Shell gasoline station on November 9.(Photo: Stan Honda, AFP/Getty Images)
NEW YORK -- A woman who gave birth after her arrest and her
boyfriend were facing weapons charges Monday after authorities said they
found a substance used to make bombs and papers titled "The Terrorist
Encyclopedia" in their Greenwich Village apartment.
Morgan
Gliedman, the 27-year-old daughter of a prominent New York City
physician, and Aaron Greene, 31, were arrested on weapons-possession
charges Saturday after officers with a search warrant discovered a
plastic container with 7 grams of HMTD, a highly explosive white powder
used in bomb making, police and prosecutors said.
Also found in
the living room were numerous written items containing instructions on
the manufacture of explosive materials and bombs, including a collection
of pages that had a cover page entitled "The Terrorist Encyclopedia,"
court papers said.
According to the court papers, chemical precursors to HMTD also were found in the living room.
Greene
was held without bail after he appeared in state court in Manhattan on
Sunday. Gliedman, who was nine months pregnant when she was arrested,
went into labor and gave birth to a baby girl. She was hospitalized and
had not yet appeared in court. It was not clear who will represent her.
Authorities said both defendants had drug problems.
"The
whole situation's sad," said attorney Lisa Pelosi, who represented
Greene. She declined further comment. He is due back in court Friday.
Greene
claimed he was a Harvard graduate, but the university was closed Monday
and it was not immediately possible to determine whether he actually
attended the school.
Police went to the apartment with a search
warrant in a possible credit-card theft case on Saturday morning, and
after an anonymous tip warning authorities of explosives inside the
home. The picturesque Greenwich Village street was blocked off as
officers searched the home.
Investigators also recovered a
sawed-off shotgun, other explosive devices, a commercial replica of a
grenade launcher and ammunition, police said.
Associated Press