A sister of the Boston Marathon bombing suspects appeared in court on Wednesday accused of aggravated harassment for making a bomb threat against her boyfriend's ex-girlfriend. Ailina Tsarnaeva, sister of Dzhokhar and Tamerlan Tsarnaev, appeared at a hearing in Manhattan Criminal Court on Wednesday morning. She was later seen leaving the court in the company of her lawyer.
According to the criminal complaint, she said in a phone call on August 25, "Leave my man alone. Stop looking for him. I have people. I know people that can put a bomb where you live."
Prosecutors said Tsarnaeva had driven past the woman's house since an order of protection was issued.
Tsarnaeva's attorney said her client disputes making such statements. Susan Marcus said in September that Tsarnaeva, a mother-of-two, and her family had "absolutely no means," and she did not deserve to be jailed.
Tsarnaeva avoided jail by pleading guilty last month to misleading a police detective during a counterfeiting investigation in Massachusetts. Prosecutors said Tsarnaeva failed to cooperate with a police officer investigating the passing of a counterfeit bill by a group of people eating at an Applebee's restaurant on April 16, 2010. |