One of four men arrested last month and accused of illegally crossing the Canadian-U.S. border into Maine is withdrawing a request to throw out statements he made to federal agents.
Ibrahim Ayud Khan, 27, previously asked a federal judge to suppress statements he made to two FBI agents, arguing they didn’t stop the interview after he requested a lawyer.
Khan was arrested this month after Border Patrol agents found him and three other men walking down a 96-mile private logging route in Maine known as Golden Road, according to federal court records. None of the men are citizens and told agents they were from the United Kingdom.
Khan withdrew his motion Tuesday, according to court records. Khan, who previously pleaded not guilty, is scheduled to change his plea on May 5 at the U.S. District Court in Bangor.
His lawyer, Chris Nielsen, has not responded to requests for comment.
A second man from their group pleaded guilty last week.
Charges of entry without inspection remain pending against the other two defendants.
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