he is now at the lower buckeye jail in segregated housing .
mahin khan , of tucson was assaulted in jail .
khan pleads not guilty plea to the charges the arizona man arrested this month for allegedly planning a terror - related strike was attacked in jail , authorities confirmed to nbc news .
in court records obtained by abc15 , the defense team for 18 - year - old mahin khan said " mr. khan has already been attacked once while in the jail , based on the charges . "
khan was arrested this month on terrorism - related charges linking to a conspiracy targeting government buildings in two arizona cities .
phoenix - the defense team for an arizona teen accused of terrorism revealed friday that he has been attacked while in jail .
sheriff joe arpaio has ordered that khan , and any inmate in the future who has similar charges , be automatically placed in segregation .
mcso says khan 's lawyers say he suffered minor injuries .
according to the maricopa county sheriff 's office , khan suffered some minor injuries and was evaluated at the hospital .