Posted on 08/05/2016 4:39:17 AM PDT by simpson96
A North Carolina man who pledged allegiance to ISIS was arrested in Ohio for plotting terror attacks inside the U.S., including a thwarted rampage against a controversial cartoon contest, the Department of Justice announced Thursday.
Erick Jamal Hendricks is charged with conspiring to provide material support to the Islamic State, officials said in a statement.
The 35-year-old — who used social media to find and vet “brothers” before coaxing them into joining his group — may have organized the failed terror attack on a 2015 Texas cartooning contest that encouraged participants to draw Muhammad, Islam's chief prophet, officials said.
“It’s hard to sift through brothers,” he allegedly told one of his recruits. “Allah chooses only the few.”
Hendricks, from Charlotte, told his followers that he planned to build a sleeper cell of terrorists inside the U.S. who could launch attacks on behalf of the Islamic State. He claimed to have about 10 fighters in his network.
Days before the incendiary cartoon contest, Hendricks contacted one of the two men who then attempted to storm the event, investigators said.
Hendricks used social media to discuss details of attacker Elton Simpson’s would-be raid on the “First Annual Muhammad Art Exhibit and Contest” in Garland. He tried to arrange for another wannabe terrorist to help Simpson, investigators said — but that online recruit was an undercover FBI agent, officials said.
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Must me Mormon
Death penalty.
Hillary Clinton supporter
Too bad he didn't give a licensed CCW carrier the opportunity to help him meet his 72 virgins by threatening his life. Seems all the Feds have been instructed to do are catch and release fthe Muslim terrorists for public show. Then they're really pissed at the system and come back and wreak more havoc. It's not good to have a Muslim co-conspirator in the WH who lies to the American people about being "their" president when his actions show that he's really an ally of our enemies.
This has absolutely nothing to do with Islam.
There WILL be a tragic Jihadist attack before the election.
Trump WILL point out that Khazir Khan’s law firm was securing visas to bring them into the country.
Game, set, match.
Absolutely not. He just likes to dress like a Pakistani cleric to be hip and cool.
Moslem. AND a natural born citizen of these here United States of America. Keeping the foreign terrorists out isn’t enough.
When does soebakah get arrested for the same crimes?
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