--- description: Ahmed Abu Khatallah is facing charges after extensive U.S. intelligence gathering title: Benghazi Suspect Arrives in Washington DC Court image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt413e5ba8ae3917bc/698699cbe53aba2b144d35f7/us-benghazi-militant_gros.jpg?branch=production&width=2400&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [U.S.](/section/us/) ## U.S. Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Benghazi Suspect Arrives in D.C. Court by [Sam Frizell](/author/sam-frizell/) ## Sam Frizell Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jun 28, 2014 2:26 PM CUT  This undated file image obtained from Facebook shows Ahmed Abu Khattala. This undated file image obtained from Facebook shows Ahmed Abu Khattala.AP by [Sam Frizell](/author/sam-frizell/) ## Sam Frizell Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jun 28, 2014 2:26 PM CUT **Updated 1:50 p.m. ET Saturday** The man accused of leading an attack on an American mission in Benghazi, Libya in 2012 arrived at [a federal court](http://www.cnn.com/2014/06/28/justice/abu-khatallah-us-arrival/index.html?utm%5Fsource=feedburner&utm%5Fmedium=feed&utm%5Fcampaign=Feed%3A+rss%2Fcnn%5Ftopstories+%28RSS%3A+Top+Stories%29 "undefined") in Washington D.C Saturday. Four Americans, including United States Ambassador to Libya Chris Stevens, were killed in the assault. Ahmed Abu Khatallah was interrogated aboard the USS New York after his capture earlier this month. He’s now in federal court facing criminal charges. The FBI said in a post on Twitter that Khatallah would be arraigned Saturday afternoon. > [](https://twitter.com/FBI/status/482941192314044416) Khatallah is said to be the among the senior leaders of Ansar al-Sharia, a militia whose members joined the 2012 attacks on the U.S. mission. To capture Khatallah, U.S. intelligence lured him into a trap and spirited him away in a nighttime raid. Authorities say phone eavesdropping and surveillance video and witness statements are strong enough evidence to charge Khatallah, who has previously denied any involvement in the plot. Khatallah had been interviewed by several reporters before his capture. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/2936234/benghazi-suspect/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/2936234/benghazi-suspect/"},"headline":"Benghazi Suspect Arrives in D.C. Court","datePublished":"2014-06-28T14:26:38.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-21T08:41:03.552Z","description":"Ahmed Abu Khatallah is facing charges after extensive U.S. intelligence gathering","url":"https://time.com/2936234/benghazi-suspect/","keywords":["Crime","National Security"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt413e5ba8ae3917bc/698699cbe53aba2b144d35f7/us-benghazi-militant_gros.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Sam Frizell","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/sam-frizell/"}],"articleSection":"U.S.","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt413e5ba8ae3917bc/698699cbe53aba2b144d35f7/us-benghazi-militant_gros.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Ahmed Abu Khattala","caption":"Ahmed Abu Khattala","creditText":"AP","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/us/","name":"U.S."}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/2936234/benghazi-suspect/","name":"Benghazi Suspect Arrives in D.C. Court"}}]}] ```