The wife of the Orlando nightclub gunman Omar Mateen pleaded not guilty Wednesday to helping her husband’s terror plans, and blew a kiss at her uncle as she walked out of the courtroom.
(FOX)- Noor Salman, 30, entered her plea during a hearing in Oakland, Calif., which lasted less than 15 minutes. She’s due back in court on Feb. 1 when a judge considers possible bail.
Salman shopped with Mateen at a Walmart where he bought five containers of ammo the night before the shooting, a source close to the investigation told FoxNews.com on Tuesday. The source added that the wife’s social media posts demonstrated her support for ISIS.
Mateen opened fire at the Pulse nightclub in June 2016, killing 49 people and wounding 53 others. He died in a shootout with police after a 3-hour standoff at the club.
The FBI arrested her at her home in nearby Rodeo on Monday. Prosecutors charged her with aiding and abetting her husband’s support of ISIS, as well as obstruction of justice.
As she faced a judge for the first time Tuesday, federal prosecutor Roger Handberg announced, “She knew he was going to conduct the attack.”