Posted on 06/24/2015 5:59:05 PM PDT by markomalley
The hearing for a Burke County teen accused of plotting to kill Americans in support of ISIL has been continued to July 8.
Justin Nojan Sullivan, 19, is charged with attempting to provide material support for terrorists and was arrested by the FBI after they searched his home in Morganton last Friday.
According to a federal complaint, Sullivan was charged after having several conversations with an undercover FBI employee about planning the attacks. Sullivan's father, Rich Sullivan, said his son looked like a "deer caught in headlights" in court Wednesday.
Wednesday the decision was made that Sullivan's preliminary hearing and detention hearings will be delayed. The government told the judge they agreed with the defense's request for a delay, saying that a lot of work is needed first.
The government also said the case involves classified information.
Sullivan appeared in federal court Monday and his parents sat next to WBTV's Sharon Smith.
Smith says his parents appeared to be shaken and heartbroken.
Federal investigators said in court that Sullivan wanted to kill his parents and 1,000 Americans.
Monday evening, Rich Sullivan told WBTV he never expected his son would do something like this.
"I can never forgive him for what he planned or condone it. I'm a retired Marine. But we have to love him," Rich Sullivan said.
Sullivan's father was the one who call 911 in April to report his son's suspicious activity.
"The defendant was planning assassinations and violent attacks in the United States and is charged with attempting to provide material support to ISIL and federal firearms violations," said Assistant Attorney General Carlin.
According to court documents, the FBI found out Sullivan was planning to get a semi-automatic AR-15 rifle at the Hickory Gun Show on Saturday. He planned to use it to kill "a large number of U.S. citizens on behalf of ISIL," the document shows.
According to the criminal complaint, an FBI undercover employee contacted Sullivan earlier this month and Sullivan described himself as “a mujahid,” and as a Muslim convert living in the eastern United States.
He told the undercover officer that “the war is here,” and gave the agent the opportunity to join what he called the Islamic State of North America.
The two reportedly discussed various terrorist attack concepts and how to get the weapon he needed at the gun show.
Counter-terrorism expert Ross Bulla said more cases like this are expected as ISIL tries to recruit young Americans.
Sullivan reportedly talked about the possibility of making homemade silencers and asked the undercover agent whether he would be able to make one. When the agent said that he thought he could, Sullivan told the agent “I'll need to have one built by next week.”
The federal complaint also says Sullivan told agents after the arrest that he didn't mean what he said in the planning conversations with the undercover officer.
If convicted of all charges, Sullivan could face 40 years in prison and a fine of $750,000.
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Why does the administration continue calling him by his Christian name? He has become a MUSLIM and has a MUSLIM name. Why not use his MUSLIM name? Is it because they don’t want to blame the Muslims for this act? They sure have no compunction in blaming every white person for the killings in the church.
Why do all these little pricks have that look on their face that makes you want to punch their lights out and take bets on how far you can knock them across a room?
While he says he has become Muslim, I don’t think he did it thru a Mosque, but rather in his mind. Thus I don’t think he has a Muslim name. The kid has real issues. He wanted to kill his father & stepmother, or rather he wanted the FBI person he was asking to build him a silencer to kill them for him.
Outlaw Islam
Expel all Muslims
Stop all aid to Muslim lands
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