Man accused in terror plot remains not competent for prosecution

Orange Park man continues to be treated at federal facility in North Carolina

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – An Orange Park man, accused of sending bomb-making plans to an FBI informant for an alleged attack in Kansas City, Missouri, on the 14th anniversary of 9/11, remains not competent for prosecution, a judge ruled at a competency hearing Wednesday afternoon. 

Joshua Goldberg appeared for the hearing via video conference, but he did not speak.

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The psychologist who has examined Goldberg said his condition is stable, but he remains not competent for prosecution, and the judge agreed.

Goldberg will continue to be a treated at a federal facility in Butner, North Carolina. 

The next review has been set for Oct. 17. 

Last December, a federal judge ruled Goldberg was not mentally competent for trial. 

Goldberg is charged with distributing information relating to explosives and weapons of mass destruction. 

According to the U.S. attorney, Goldberg instructed a confidential source how to make a bomb similar to two used in the Boston Marathon bombings three years ago that killed three people and injured an estimated 264 others.

In online conversations with the undercover informant, Goldberg was accused of expressing hope that "there will be some jihad on the anniversary of 9/11."

The FBI said Goldberg called for an attack over a contest for drawings of the Prophet Muhammad in Garland, Texas, and boasted about helping plan attacks on synagogues in Australia. Goldberg was arrested in September.