▁stated ▁he ▁had ▁tra ve led ▁to ▁Y emen ▁for ▁the ▁purpose ▁of ▁studying ▁Arab ic ▁and ▁Islam , ▁although ▁U . S . ▁officials ▁initially ▁claimed ▁his ▁purpose ▁was ▁to ▁join ▁a ▁milit ant ▁group . ▁After ▁his ▁arrest , ▁two ▁US ▁Government ▁agents ▁ ▁interview ed ▁him ▁several ▁times ▁and ▁agreed ▁that ▁he ▁was ▁not ▁a ▁terror ist ▁and ▁he ▁had ▁no ▁knowledge ▁or ▁information ▁about ▁activities ▁of ▁interest ▁to ▁the ▁US ▁Government . ▁After ▁charges ▁of ▁terror ism ▁were ▁dropped ▁he ▁was ▁not ▁released ▁from ▁prison . ▁During ▁a ▁follow ▁up ▁hospital ▁visit ▁for ▁comp lications ▁from ▁the ▁initial ▁gun shot ▁w ound ▁received ▁during ▁his ▁arrest , ▁he ▁alleg edly ▁made ▁an ▁escape ▁attempt , ▁during ▁which ▁he ▁alleg edly ▁shot ▁two ▁gu ards , ▁one ▁fat ally , ▁and ▁was ▁charged ▁with ▁murder . ▁ ▁Mo ble y ' s ▁wife , ▁N zing a ▁Islam , ▁received ▁a ▁c land est ine ▁phone ▁call ▁from ▁Sh ar if ▁Mo ble y ▁on ▁Sept ▁ 1 5 , ▁ 2 0 1 4 . ▁Mo ble y ▁has ▁not ▁appeared ▁at ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁pre - tri al ▁hear ings . ▁ ▁Biography ▁Mo ble y ' s ▁parents ▁were ▁both ▁born ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States . ▁Following ▁his ▁arrest , ▁he ▁was ▁reported ▁to ▁have ▁been ▁of ▁Som ali ▁descent , ▁however ▁law ▁enfor cement ▁officials ▁and ▁family ▁friends ▁indicated ▁that ▁this ▁information ▁was ▁incorrect . ▁Mo ble y ▁was ▁raised ▁in ▁Atlantic ▁County , ▁New ▁Jersey