Noor Salman, the wife of Orlando nightclub shooter Omar Mateen, has just been arrested in California in connection with her husband’s massacre. </s> BREAKING: Orlando Shooter’s Wife Has Just Been ARRESTED

Noor Salman, wife of Omar Mateen, has been arrested after going missing following her husband’s murderous rampage.

Mateen carried out the mass shooting at the Orlando, Florida Pulse Nightclub. He was killed after a police shootout after murdering 49 people.

It is believed that the investigation of the shooting may have revealed information that Noor was involved, which led to her arrest.

She is facing two federal charges: one for obstructing justice and another for “aiding and abetting the attempted provision of material support for a foreign terrorist organization.”

Her first court appearance is scheduled for Tuesday, according to her lawyer. It is expected that she will be extradited to Tampa, where she was indicted.

I have to say that I’m not at all upset about this. I suspected that she might have had a hand in the whole thing after she went missing following her interview with the FBI. It is good to know that she will finally be brought to justice, if there is justice to be had in this case.

My only concern is that Loretta Lynch was hesitant to comment on the case. Is is because she may have been clued into as to Salman’s whereabouts? </s> The F.B.I. arrested the wife of Omar Mateen, the man who carried out the deadly terrorist attack in Orlando, Fla., and charged her with obstructing the investigation of the mass shooting at Pulse Nightclub, law enforcement officials confirmed on Monday. Noor Salman, wife of Orlando massacre shooter Omar Mateen, has been arrested for aiding and abetting https://t.co/a1Da4h2Ssw pic.twitter.com/z6aIgpxukV — CBS Evening News (@CBSEveningNews) January 16, 2017 “I can confirm the arrest did occur,” Attorney General Loretta Lynch said on MSNBC. “This is a matter that we continue to take very seriously,” she said. “We said from the beginning we were going to look at every aspect of this case, every aspect of this shooter’s life — to determine not just why he took these actions, but who else knew about them, was anyone else involved, is there any other accountability that needs to be had here in this case.” Mateen’s wife, Noor Salman, was also charged with aiding and abetting by providing material support, the officials said. According to The New York Times, Salman was taken into custody by F.B.I. agents at her home outside of San Francisco, where she resided with her son. Orlando Police Chief John Mina welcomed Salman’s arrest. “Nothing can erase the pain we all feel about the senseless and brutal murders of 49 of our neighbors, friends, family members and loved ones,” Mina said in a statement. “But today, there is some relief in knowing that someone will be held accountable for that horrific crime.” OPD @ChiefJohnMina Statement on @FBI arrest of wife of #Pulse shooter. pic.twitter.com/auFSbQY1lL — Orlando Police (@OrlandoPolice) January 16, 2017 “I am glad to see that Omar Mateen’s wife has been charged with aiding her husband in the commission of the brutal attack on the Pulse nightclub,” Mina continued.”Federal authorities have been working tirelessly on this case for more than seven months, and we are grateful that they have seen to it that some measure of justice will be served in this act of terror that has affected our community so deeply.” Salman is expected to make an initial appearance on Tuesday at a federal court in Northern California. In an interview with The New York Times, Ms. Salman claims to have been “unaware of everything” in connection with the attack. “I don’t condone what he has done. I am very sorry for what has happened. He has hurt a lot of people,” she said. Vigil Held to Honor Pulse Victims on 6 Month Anniversary of Orlando Massacre – WATCH https://t.co/ROhoaAJKHJ pic.twitter.com/OMv7WzbMUE — Towleroad (@tlrd) December 13, 2016 In the November interview, Ms. Salman said that her husband’s crime left her shattered and afraid, claiming that she lived in fear of turning on the television only to hear Mr. Mateen’s name. “I just want people to know that I am a human. I am a mother,” Salman told The Times. Members of Mateen’s family have also tried to shield Ms. Salman from public scrutiny, claiming that she wasn’t at fault for her husband’s actions. “She is shocked, that poor lady,” Seddique Mateen, Mr. Mateen’s father, said in June, 2016. “And she doesn’t know anything.” Before the attack, Mateen pledged allegiance to the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) in a 911 call. “This is Mateen… I wanted to let you know I’m in Orlando, and I did the shooting,” he told 911 operators at 2:35 a.m. on June 12, 2016. “My name is, ‘I pledge of Allegiance to Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi of the Islamic state.’” Mateen also broadcasted his loyalty to ISIS on Facebook writing, “I pledge my alliance to (ISIS leader) abu bakr al Baghdadi..may Allah accept me. The real muslims will never accept the filthy ways of the west… You kill innocent women and children by doing us airstrikes…now taste the Islamic state vengeance.” Mateen was communicating with Salman via text message during the shooting. According to law enforcement officials, the couple exchanged a text that read, “I love you.” [Feature Image by Joe Raedle/Getty Images] </s> (NBC) -- The wife of Orlando nightclub gunman Omar Mateen was arrested by the FBI on Monday in connection to the mass shooting, officials said.

Noor Salman was taken into custody in California, where her family lives, but the case is filed in Florida, where her husband massacred 49 people at the Pulse nightclub in June.

"I can confirm the arrest did occur," Attorney General Loretta Lynch said on MSNBC.

"This is a matter that we continue to take very seriously," she said, adding that it was always the Justice Department's goal to to determine if "there is any other accountability that needs to be had in this case."

Details of the charges against Salman were not immediately made public, but authorities said early on in the investigation that they were considering filing criminal charges against her for failing to blow the whistle on her husband before the attack. </s> (CNN) Noor Salman was far from an innocent bystander ahead of her husband Omar Mateen's mass shooting in 2016 at the Pulse nightclub in Orlando, prosecutors said Wednesday in closing arguments of her federal trial.

"This case is about what she knew and what she did," Assistant US Attorney Sara Sweeney said. "The defendant didn't pull the trigger that night, but she did serve as a green light for her husband."

Defense attorneys countered that Salman was a simple-minded victim and argued the prosecution had shifted its story several times in closing "because they haven't proven their case."

Salman's fate is now in the hands of the jury, which began deliberations in the afternoon.

Salman, 31, is charged with providing material support to a foreign terrorist organization and obstruction of justice for allegedly misleading law enforcement agents in their investigation of the massacre. </s> ORLANDO, Fla. — Jurors in the trial of a woman accused of aiding her husband’s terrorist attack against an Orlando nightclub will deliberate her fate for a third day.

Noor Salman is charged with obstruction and providing material support to a terrorist organization. She faces up to life in prison if convicted of all charges.

Salman’s husband was Omar Mateen, who shot and killed 49 people in the Pulse nightclub in June 2016. Police killed him after the attack.

Prosecutors say Salman knew about Mateen’s plans and did nothing to stop them. Her lawyers say she had no knowledge of them and was mentally and physically abused by him. They say she wasn’t an Islamic extremist. </s> ORLANDO, Fla. — Jurors in the trial of a woman accused of aiding her husband's terrorist attack against an Orlando nightclub will deliberate her fate for a third day.

Noor Salman is charged with obstruction and providing material support to a terrorist organization. She faces up to life in prison if convicted of all charges.

Salman's husband was Omar Mateen, who shot and killed 49 people in the Pulse nightclub in June 2016. Police killed him after the attack.

Prosecutors say Salman knew about Mateen's plans and did nothing to stop them. Her lawyers say she had no knowledge of them and was mentally and physically abused by him. They say she wasn't an Islamic extremist. </s> Jurors in the trial of a woman accused of aiding her husband's terrorist attack against an Orlando nightclub will deliberate her fate for a third day.

Noor Salman is charged with obstruction and providing material support to a terrorist organization. She faces up to life in prison if convicted of all charges.

Salman's husband was Omar Mateen, who shot and killed 49 people in the Pulse nightclub in June 2016. Police killed him after the attack.

Prosecutors say Salman knew about Mateen's plans and did nothing to stop them. Her lawyers say she had no knowledge of them and was mentally and physically abused by him. They say she wasn't an Islamic extremist. </s> The wife of Orlando nightclub gunman Omar Mateen was arrested by the FBI on Monday in connection with the mass shooting and charged with obstruction and giving support to a terrorist organization, officials said.

Noor Salman was taken into custody in California, where her family lives, but the case is filed in Florida, where her husband massacred 49 people at the Pulse nightclub in June, swearing allegiance to ISIS.

Her attorney said she had no advance knowledge of what her husband was planning and should not have been charged.

"Noor has told her story of abuse at his hands," the lawyer, Linda Moreno, said in a statement. "We believe it is misguided and wrong to prosecute her and that it dishonors the memories of the victims to punish an innocent person."

Authorities said early on that they would file criminal charges against Salman — who was with her husband when he bought ammunition and exchanged texts with him in the middle of the attack — if it was shown that she knew what he was planning and did nothing.

The 30-year-old was being held at the Santa Rita Jail ahead of an appearance in federal court on Tuesday. Prosecutors will then seek to bring her back to Orlando to face the charges.

Attorney General Loretta Lynch said on MSNBC that the charges showed federal investigators' commitment to the case.

"We said from the beginning we were going to look at every aspect of this case, every aspect of this shooter's life — to determine not just why did he take these actions, but who else knew about them, was anyone else involved, is there any other accountability that needs to be had here in this case," she said.

Orlando Police Chief John Mina disclosed the specific charges — obstruction of justice and aiding and abetting by providing material support to a terrorist organization — in a tweet.

"Nothing can erase the pain we all feel about the senseless and brutal murders of 49 of our neighbors, friends, family members and loved ones," Mina said. "But today, there is some relief in knowing that someone will be held accountable for that horrific crime."

One of Salman's family members told NBC News that she is a simple person who should be seen as a victim, too.

In an interview with the New York Times in November, Salman said that she met her husband, the son of immigrants from Afghanistan, on an Arab dating site and that six months into their marriage, he began beating her.

Although she was with him when he bought bullets at Walmart and scouted out the club in Orlando, she told the newspaper, "I was unaware of everything."

She claimed that she thought her husband was out with a friend the night of the mass murder until his mother called her at around 2 a.m. to ask about his whereabouts.

Salman said she did not know, and texted her husband: "Where are you?" a source close to the family told NBC News.

Mateen responded: "Do you see what's happening?"

Salman replied "No?" according to the source.

Last month, Salman applied to change the name of her 3-year-old son with Mateen.

Massacre survivor Demetrice Naulings, whose close friend was killed, was surprised to hear Salman was being charges so many months later.

"I'm just kind of shocked," Naulings said, adding that it was difficult to know how to feel since the feds had not outlined the allegations against Salman.

"I forgave her husband," Naulings said. "I pray for her and the kid."
Noor Salman, the wife of Omar Mateen who committed the 2016 Orlando mass shooting is arrested and charged with obstructing the investigation of the case.