massey said the new mexico state police are investigating the threats the three remaining defendants are expected to be released from custody as soon as friday county employees were evacuated after the taos county courthouse was closed due to security reasons august 14 2018 from left to right jany leveille luca show more roberto e rosalesalbuquerque journal via zuma press arrested were siraj ibn wahhaj 40 lucas morton 40 jany leveille 35 hujrah wahhaj 37 and subhannah wahhaj 35 taos county sheriff jerry hogrefe said in a statement on tuesday that leveille who is originally from haiti and the alleged leader of the compound was transferred to the custody of the us citizenship and immigration services more new disturbing details emerge from new mexico compound where 11 abused children found siraj wahhaj was being held on an outstanding warrant from georgia stemming from the allegation he kidnapped his 3yearold son by tuesday afternoon the staff at the taos county courthouse where backus works had received roughly 200 angry phone calls and emails blasting her decision massey said judge sarah backus has received several threats sin he said the angry calls and emails continued wednesday but the courthouse was reopened for business the only evidence received by the court regarding this child is that he was ill and disabled and that the defendants prayed over him and touched him on the forehead before he died backus said in a written ruling released on tuesday another caller said that her throat would be slit barry massey spokesman for the new mexico administrative office of courts told abc news on wednesday the five adults charged with child abuse in the amalia compound case were in court august 13 2018 to see judge sarah c backus taos county sheriffs officers patrol outside the taos county courthouse after it was closed due to security reasons backus wrote in her ruling that she was concerned by the troubling facts presented by prosecutors but said they had not shown by clear and convincing evidence that the claims of school shooting training was valid or that the group was a danger to the community roberto e rosalesalbuquerque journal via zuma press one caller told a court staffer that he wished someone would come and smash the judges head three days after the raid authorities returned to the compound and recovered the body of a 3yearold boy officials said law enforcement officers raided the compound in a remote area of taos county near the colorado border on aug 3 there was evidence to suggest that he had seizures a new mexico judges life was threatened and her courthouse was placed on lockdown after she cleared the way for five defendants arrested on child abuse charges at a squalid makeshift living compound where a 3yearold boys body was found to be released on bail pending trial officials said the child may not have received adequate medical attention they found 11 children starving and living in squalid conditions on the