Ahmed Abdellatif Sherif Mohamed and Youssef Samir Megahed, the former University of South Florida students whose legal battle began after their car was pulled over by deputies in South Carolina, ranked ninth among the FBI’s top 10 stories of last week.

It was a tough week to climb into the top 10.

Roger Von Bergendorff placed himself firmly in first place after he was arrested for possession of ricin, a biological toxin, subsequent to his release from a Las Vegas area hospital.

An Anchorage, Alaska, rapper known as “Joker the Bailbondsman” ranked third after he was sentenced to 10 years in prison on convictions for two counts of distribution of crack cocaine and one count of attempted distribution of crack cocaine.

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Reporter Josh Poltilove can be reached at jpoltilove@tampatrib.com or (813) 259-7691. Follow crime throughout the day at Keyword: Crime Blog

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