Lawyer seeks mental review for NY terror suspect
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CENTRAL ISLIP, N.Y. -- A New York man facing charges he twice tried to join an extremist group in Syria threatened to behead his mother last week, prosecutors said Monday. His attorney said he needs medical and mental health evaluations.
LaKeytria Felder said she was still preparing an argument for bail but indicated it would include requests for her client to receive the medical and mental health evaluations. Attorney Mildred Whalen, who represented him at Saturday's arraignment, said what he "needs is counseling and support, not imprisonment."
