MOUNT VERNON -- A college student convicted of trying to

kidnap his sister will be allowed to attend classes while he's

serving jail time.

22-year-old Khalil Nassar, of Moses Lake, was

sentenced to 10 months for trying to kidnap his 18-year-old sister

from her Sedro-Woolley home as punishment for marrying outside her

Muslim faith.

Skagit County Superior Court Judge Susan Cook on

Friday said Nassar could apply for classes that would require him

to leave the jail. He also can serve his sentence at Kittitas

County Jail in Ellensburg, where he has been attending summer

school.