Family members and supporters of Mediha Medy Salkicevic leave federal court Monday, Feb. 9, 2015, in Chicago. Salkiceveic is accused with five other Bosnian immigrants of sending money and equipment to extremist groups in Syria. Salkiceveic appeared before Judge Jeffrey Cole, who put off a decision until Tuesday about whether to allow Salkicevic out of jail to travel to St. Louis, where the case originated, rather than remain in custody and be transported by U.S. Marshals. (AP Photo/M. Spencer Green)

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CHICAGO (AP) — An attorney for a suburban Chicago woman accused of sending money and equipment to extremist groups in Syria says the mother of four isn’t dangerous and should be released.

Thirty-four-year-old Mediha Medy Salkicevic (SAHL’-kay-vich) raised her fist and smiled at relatives when she appeared Monday in federal court in Chicago. She’s among six Bosnian immigrants charged in the case.

A judge is considering whether to allow Salkicevic to travel on her own to St. Louis, where the case is being handled, or if she should be accompanied by U.S. marshals.

Magistrate Judge Jeffrey Cole noted the Bosnian-born Salkicevic could face a long prison sentence if convicted, saying “that’s a powerful… motive to flee.”

Defense attorney Andrea Gambino said there’s no evidence Salkicevic is dangerous.

Salkicevic lives in Schiller Park.

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