Buyer of guns used in California massacre to be in court

He is also charged with illegally buying the rifles the shooters used in the attack, and visa fraud stemming from his marriage to a Russian woman that prosecutors say was a sham.

Their assault, which came a few weeks after Islamic State gunmen and suicide bombers killed 130 people in a series of coordinated attacks around Paris, has raised anxieties about violence throughout the United States and refocused the race for the White House on national security issues. His family had sought to put up 100,000 dollars (£67,000) in equity on their home for bail.

No evidence has shown that Marquez participated in the December 2 attack, but “nevertheless the plotting was real, the arming of Mr. Farook happened, and the San Bernardino shooting happened”, Grigg said. “But I believe he continues to pose a danger to the community, notwithstanding the fact that his co-conspirator is deceased”.

Marquez shuffled into court in Riverside on Monday with his ankles and hands cuffed. His face was covered in stubble and he swiveled back and forth in his chair as his lawyers spoke.

Inside, media are starting to go into court for the hearing.

Following the carnage in San Bernardino, Marquez called the emergency services saying he wanted to kill himself and that his neighbor (Farook) had committed the San Bernardino shooting.

A preliminary hearing is tentatively scheduled for January 4.

Shortly afterward, Marquez was admitted to the emergency room at UCLA-Harbor Medical Center and referred to the psychiatric ward, the Times reported. Once vehicles were disabled and traffic was clogged, according to the affidavit, Farook would gun down those who were trapped, while Marquez would take aim at first-responders from an adjacent hillside.

The next year, Farook introduced Marquez, who turned 14 in 2005, to Islam.

The day after the shooting Marquez called 911, and told authorities that the guns used in the attack were going to be traced to him.

The affidavit explained that Marquez began buying guns and ammunition in late 2011 as he prepared an attack.

The federal terror-related charge faced by Marquez is slightly different than one by the same name used in most recent cases charging suspects with conspiring to provide material support to terrorists, said Bobby Chesney, a University of Texas law professor.

Marquez and Farook laid out a plan to drop pipe bombs in the cafeteria at Riverside City College then stand on an elevated platform and shoot students as they fled, according to the Department of Justice.

Kim said Marquez has been cooperating with authorities and was interviewed for 10 days.

Farook, 28, and his wife, Tashfeen Malik, 27, were killed in a gunbattle within several hours after the massacre that left 14 dead and 22 others wounded.