A man who was arrested at a New Mexico compound last week was allegedly training children to carry out school shootings, according to court documents filed Aug. 8.
The documents say Siraj Ibn Wahhaj was conducting weapons training with assault rifles at the compound near the Colorado border where 11 hungry children were found in filthy conditions.
The remains of a child were found on the property on Aug. 6, but officials have not been able to confirm the boy’s identity. Authorities raided the compound on Aug. 3 after searching for missing 3-year-old Abdul-ghani Wahhaj, who went missing in Georgia months ago.
Five people, including three mothers of the children, were arrested in the case.
Authorities said during the raid on Aug. 3, that they had found the father armed with multiple firearms, including an assault rifle. They also said they believed there was a shooting range on the site.
Hogrefe, in an Aug. 4 statement, said that officials found the “occupants were most likely heavily armed and considered extremist of the Muslim belief.”
People who were found in the compound, described as a buried trailer, had “no shoes, personal hygiene, and basically dirty rags for clothing,” Hogrefe said. “We all gave the kids our water and what snacks we had–it was the saddest living conditions and poverty I have seen,” he added.
A couple said they told officials months ago that they believed the missing boy and his father were living on the compound.
“We are just beyond frustrated that they took so long,” Badger added.
