Judge won’t release Colorado woman in terror case

A 19-year-old suburban Denver woman who pleaded guilty to trying to help the Islamic State militant group will remain in jail before her sentencing.

U.S. District Judge Raymond P. Moore on Wednesday denied Shannon Conley’s request to be freed on bond until she is sentenced in January. Moore says Conley failed to adequately prove she would not pose a danger to the community if she were allowed to live with her parents as she had requested.

Conley pleaded guilty last week to one count of conspiracy to provide material support to a foreign terrorist organization. FBI agents say Conley wanted to marry a suitor she met online who said he was fighting with extremists.

Her attorney, Robert Pepin, says the Muslim covert was misled while exploring her faith.