Siraj Ibn Wahhaj, who is the father of Abdul-ghani Wahhaj, the Georgia boy who prosecutors say was kidnapped and was found dead at the compound, will not face the death penalty.

A federal law says a parent can't get the death penalty for kidnapping their own child.

While the death penalty is on the table, prosecutors have not decided whether they will seek it. They said it's an option that would have to be signed off by the U.S. Attorney General.

All five suspects pleaded not guilty.

The suspects' defense attorneys say their clients are being targeted because they are Muslim.

"This is about religious freedom, the right to bear arms and core American values. We all stand behind our clients 100 percent. They're not terrorists, they're innocent," said Carey Bhalla, defense attorney for Hujrah Wahhaj.



A trial is not expected to start until 2020.