Richard Colvin Reid
Born	August 12, 1973 - Present Bromley, South London, U.K.

Richard Colvin Reid (born August 12, 1973), also known as the shoe bomber, is an individual convicted on charges of terrorism currently serving a life sentence in the United States. Image File history File links Richard_reid. ... August 12 is the 224th day of the year (225th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1973 (MCMLXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday. ... Present may mean: present (time): time that is neither past nor future a gift: thing given free of charge, gratis This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... Bromley is the principal town in the London Borough of Bromley, England. ... South London is the area of Greater London south of the River Thames. ... The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is a country in western Europe, and a member of the European Union. ... August 12 is the 224th day of the year (225th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1973 (MCMLXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday. ... This article is becoming very long. ...

Background

A British citizen born in Bromley, South London and educated at Thomas Tallis School in Kidbrooke, London, he is the son of an English mother and a Jamaican father, who spent most of Richard's childhood years in prison. Reid became involved in street crime and spent time in a number of prisons, including Feltham Young Offenders' Institution, where he converted to Islam. Bromley is the principal town in the London Borough of Bromley, England. ... South London is the area of Greater London south of the River Thames. ... Thomas Tallis School is a large mixed comprehensive school for pupils aged 11-19, located in Kidbrooke, London. ... Kidbrooke is a place in the London Borough of Greenwich. ... London (pronounced ) is the capital city of England and of the United Kingdom. ... HM Young Offender Institution and Remand Centre Feltham, more commonly known as Feltham Young Offenders Institution, is a prison near Feltham in the southwest of London, England. ... For other uses, including people named Islam, see Islam (disambiguation). ...

American Airlines 63

Reid, according to the FBI using the aliases Tariq Raja and Abdel Rahim, was arrested on December 22, 2001 for attempting to destroy American Airlines Flight 63 from Paris, Charles De Gaulle International Airport to Miami International Airport, USA by igniting explosives hidden in his shoes. The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is a Federal police force which is the principal investigative arm of the United States Department of Justice (DOJ). ... December 22 is the 356th day of the year (357th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 2001: A Space Odyssey. ... Matt Lauer with the crew of Flight 63, the Shoebomber flight. ... City flag City coat of arms Motto: Fluctuat nec mergitur Tossed by the waves, she does not founder Coordinates : , Time Zone : CET (GMT +1) Administration Subdivisions 20 arrondissements Département Paris (75) Région ÃŽle-de-France Mayor Bertrand Delanoë (PS) City (commune) Characteristics Land Area 86. ... Charles de Gaulle International Airport (IATA: CDG, ICAO: LFPG) (French: ), also known as Roissy Airport (or just Roissy in French), in Paris, is one of Europes principal aviation centres, as well as Frances main international airport. ... Miami International Airport (IATA: MIA, ICAO: KMIA), is a major airport located in unincorporated Miami-Dade County, Florida between the cities of Hialeah, Doral, and Miami Springs, the village of Virginia Gardens, and the unincorporated community of Fountainbleau. ...

He was caught when a flight attendant saw him attempting to light a match on the tongue of his shoe. She tried grabbing his shoes, but he pushed her to the floor, and she screamed for help. When another flight attendant tried to stop him, he fought her and bit her thumb. The 6 foot 4 inch (193 cm) Reid was eventually subdued by other passengers on the airliner, two of whom were doctors who injected him with sedative drugs.

Authorities later found PETN plastic explosives with a triacetone triperoxide (TATP) detonator hidden in the lining of his shoes. On January 30, 2003, he was found guilty on terrorism charges at a federal court in Boston, Massachusetts. During the sentencing hearing he openly stated that he was an Islamic fundamentalist and declared himself an enemy of the United States and in league with Al-Qaeda and Osama bin Laden. PETN (Pentaerythritol Tetranitrate, also known as Penthrite) is one of the strongest known high explosives, with a relative effectiveness factor (R.E. factor) of 1. ... Plastic explosive (or plastique) is a specialised form of explosive material. ... Acetone peroxide (triacetone triperoxide, peroxyacetone, TATP, TCAP) is an organic peroxide and a primary high explosive. ... January 30 is the 30th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is becoming very long. ... Nickname: City on a Hill, Beantown, The Hub of the Universe (The State House, according to Oliver Wendell Holmes, is the hub of the Solar System), Athens of America Location in Massachusetts Counties Suffolk County Mayor Thomas Menino (D) Area    - City 232. ... For other uses, including people named Islam, see Islam (disambiguation). ... Al-Qaeda (Arabic: القاعدة, the foundation or the base) is the name given to a worldwide network of militant Islamist organizations under the leadership of Osama bin Laden. ... Osama bin Muhammad bin Awad bin Laden (Arabic: ‎; born March 10, 1957 [1]), most commonly known as Osama bin Laden is a militant Islamist and also the founder of al-Qaeda. ...

He was sentenced to life imprisonment on each of the 3 charges, 20 years imprisonment on 4 other charges, and 30 years on 4 other counts, to be served consecutively, followed by five years of supervised release. Eight fines of $250,000, restitution of $298.17 and $5,784, $800 special assessment were imposed. He is serving his sentences in the ADX Florence, a Supermax prison in Florence, Colorado. The ADX Florence facility from the outside The United States Penitentiary Administrative Maximum Facility (ADX) in Florence is a supermax prison in Florence, Colorado. ... Supermax is the name used to describe control-unit prisons or units within prisons, representing the most secure and austere levels of custody in the prison systems of the United States and other countries. ... Florence is a city located in Fremont County, Colorado, USA. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 3,653. ...

Role in 9/11 attacks

Zacarias Moussaoui stated on March 27, 2006 at his sentencing hearing that on September 11, 2001 he and Reid had intended to hijack a fifth aircraft and crash it into the White House as part of the attacks that took place that day. However, through his lawyers Reid has denied his involvement with Moussaoui. Moussaoui's own defense lawyers dismissed this as fantasy on the part of their client, saying that he was not an operative in Al-Qaeda, but only a "hanger-on".[1] Moussaoui mugshot Zacarias Moussaoui (Arabic: زكريا موسوي) (born May 30, 1968) is a French citizen of Moroccan descent, and was convicted of conspiring to kill Americans as part of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. ... March 27 is the 86th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (87th in leap years). ... 2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The World Trade Center on fire The September 11, 2001 attacks were a series of coordinated terrorist attacks against the United States on September 11, 2001. ... Aircraft hijacking (also known as skyjacking) is the take-over of an aircraft, by a person or group, usually armed. ... The southern side of the White House The White House is the official residence and principal workplace of the President of the United States of America. ...

See also

• American Airlines Flight 63

Matt Lauer with the crew of Flight 63, the Shoebomber flight. ...

External links

• Sentencing Statement from the Judge
• Transcript of Reid's conviction (CNN)
• Reid files guilty plea (CNN)
• Timeline of Reid's actions before and during his attempted terrorist act (CNN)
• Source for date of birth (CNN)
• Details of the scuffle (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel)
• Inmate locator - Richard Colvin Reid at U.S. Bureau of Prisons
• Richard Reid's Indictment (PDF Document)
• The Shoe-bomb Terrorist