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Defense attorney Alan Doorasamy filed a formal legal motion on behalf of Sarah Santiago, a seventeen-year-old North Carolina resident charged as an adult in connection with the May 18, 2026, attack at the Islamic Center of San Diego. Prosecutors charged Santiago with three counts of murder by aiding and abetting and one count of conspiracy, carrying potential penalties equivalent to committing the underlying shooting. Authorities allege Santiago agreed to assist in recording and disseminating a livestream of the attack, distribute white-supremacist writings, and mail an extremist symbol patch to one of the gunmen, identified as Cain Clark and Caleb Vazquez. During a court hearing, Doorasamy argued that prosecutors failed to specify critical evidence, including communication dates, contact methods, or factual details supporting the alleged conspiracy agreement. Consequently, the defense requested a bill of particulars to require explicit clarification of the state's factual claims. A judge scheduled a hearing to address the motion.