Reportedly Seven Dead, Hundreds Injured
GRIFFIN: So much of this story doesn't make sense so far. Those seven terror suspects in North Carolina will appear in federal court tomorrow. So, we may hear more about what the government has on them then. It's a curious case, for sure. The alleged ringleader, Daniel Boyd, is a drywall worker, the son of a U.S. Marine, and a convert to Islam. Among those held are two of his own sons, also Muslims. I want you to watch this. CNN has talked to the wife of Daniel Boyd and heard a different version of what the family was up to, different than what the feds are saying. Here is Jeanne Meserve.</s>JEANNE MESERVE, CNN HOMELAND SECURITY CORRESPONDENT: Drew, prosecutors say that Daniel Boyd, a U.S. citizen, the son of a Marine, conspired to wage jihad overseas. They claim that, among other things, he recruited among other things two of his own sons. Now the mother of those boys, Daniel Boyd's wife, Sabrina, is offering explanations for the accusations being made by the government. (voice-over): Daniel Boyd fought in Afghanistan in the early 1990s, but had settled in bucolic Willow Spring, North Carolina. He and his two sons were among seven people arrested Monday on terrorism charges. His wife, Sabrina, tells CNN, they are innocent.</s>BOYD: I know that my husband and my sons are free of guilt. And I am hopeful that that -- the truth will come to light.</s>MESERVE: In court documents, the government says the group stockpiled a cache of high-powered weapons. Boyd's wife says they were only responding to news reports that guns and ammunition were becoming scarce.</s>BOYD: We will say that we do have -- we do own guns in our home, as our constitutional right allows us. And I don't think there is a crime in that.</s>MESERVE: The government says the group trained for jihad in rural North Carolina. But Sabrina Boyd says her husband was just helping his Boy Scout sons with marksmanship.</s>BOYD: It's one of the merit badges they use for -- to become an Eagle Scout. And, so, it wouldn't be beyond the pale for him to take them out and do target practice. This is not unusual.</s>MESERVE: The government alleges Boyd and one of the sons traveled to Israel to wage holy war. But Boyd's wife says they just wanted to pray in Jerusalem for another son who had died in a car crash. Since their arrest, she has not able to talk to her husband or older son, and the strain is showing.</s>BOYD: And I just want to say that I am very proud to be Muslim, and I am very proud to be married to Daniel Boyd, and I'm very proud of my children.</s>MESERVE: Sabrina Boyd alleges that the FBI played what she is calling a dirty trick. She says on Monday, a family acquaintance showed up on her doorstep in a bloody shirt with a state policeman. That they told her there had been another bad car accident, this one involving her husband and boys. She said she, her daughter, daughter- in-law, rushed to the hospital where she was put in handcuffs, interrogated, and treated rudely. She says this was a ruse so authorities could search their house unimpeded. The FBI said it could not comment on this or anything else related to this investigation.</s>DREW GRIFFIN, CNN ANCHOR, CNN NEWSROOM: By the way, an eighth alleged co-conspirator is still being sought in Pakistan. He's being identified today by the Associated Press as Jude Kenan Mohammed, 20 years old. A lot of people Twittering on that story about Lucia Whalen. This is from Smokey</s>C4: "I think the 911 caller should be invited to the White House, even for a glass of wine." On Doctor Gupta: "Great segment with Dr. Gupta on the drug that MJ's doc used. Every segment by Sanjay Gupta is great." "Lucia Whelan did the right thing, the right way, but the police were still wrong to arrest a man in his own house." They'll have beers on it tomorrow. We want to know why Lucia Whelan isn't going as well. If you haven't seen this next piece of video, you need to, and you may want to show it to you your kids. Texting may be even more dangerous than a lot of other bad driving habits. We will show you just how dangerous.