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Court: York teen plotted to join ISIS [SC]
The State ^ | 4/21/15 | Andrew Dys

Posted on 04/22/2015 3:58:05 AM PDT by markomalley

A 16-year-old Muslim boy from York – who was “seduced” by the terrorist group ISIS and plotted to kill American troops in North Carolina – will spend up to the next five years in a juvenile prison after being sentenced Tuesday on a gun charge.

The teenager, an American citizen whose family is from Syria, wanted to join the terror organization and was scheming with a Muslim militant from North Carolina to rob a gun store near Raleigh, with plans of killing soldiers in retribution for American military action in the Middle East.

The Enquirer-Herald does not name juvenile defendants.

Prosecutors in Family Court asked for the maximum sentence of juvenile jail until age 21, because the teen was part of plans to kill Americans in the U.S. and “to go to the Middle East and wage jihad.”

The teen was “wholeheartedly sincere in his beliefs, and we are very concerned for the safety of the community and the country,” 16th Circuit Solicitor Kevin Brackett said. “He had a plan to randomly shoot American soldiers.”

The boy “embraced the ideology” of ISIS, Brackett said, and his intent was to “join this violent, guerrilla, insurgent movement.”

Through social media and other contacts, Brackett said, the teen was “seduced by the radical ideology known in the Middle East as ISIS. He wanted to join.”

After police found the boy with the gun in February, he admitted to York police detectives and FBI agents that through social media after the death of his father, he was part of a multistate plot to kill U.S. troops.

The teen, who is is 6-feet-4-inches tall and weighs 230 pounds, used to attend York Comprehensive High School. Police searched his home and found ISIS-related materials on his computer.

The boy later admitted that his plan was to arm himself and join fighters in Syria after he and the militant man – charged in North Carolina but not named in court – had used automatic weapons to gun down troops at one of many military bases in central and eastern North Carolina.

The teen apologized in court Tuesday, saying that after his father’s death, his life spiraled out of control. He claimed to have “no intention” to carry out the plans.

“I just regret it,” the boy said in court. “If I get out, I will be a completely different person. I want to change everything I did and go back and have a nice life.”

The teen’s lawyer, 16th Circuit Public Defender B.J. Barrowclough, said the teen cooperated with police and pleaded guilty but initially wanted to go to Syria to fight with rebels because of atrocities committed against his family by the ruling regime of Bashar al-Assad.

The teen’s intent was not to join the ISIS terror squads, Barrowclough said, but to avenge Syrian government mass murder.

The boy agreed initially to the plot with the Muslim man to rob the gun store in North Carolina and kill soldiers, Barrowclough said, but later decided he would not go through with killings in America.

Family Court Judge Michael Holt of Darlington County imposed the maximum sentence for juveniles, meaning the boy will be in prison until he turns 21.


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Extended News; US: South Carolina; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: rop

1 posted on 04/22/2015 3:58:05 AM PDT by markomalley
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To: markomalley

More invasive species terrorism.


2 posted on 04/22/2015 4:00:39 AM PDT by cripplecreek ("For by wise guidance you can wage your war")
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To: markomalley
I was criticized in another board for suggesting getting a private room, putting down tarp, and shooting these people in the head. I guess that was a little drastic. and I know from losing my father at 15 that boys can get lost and confused and lash out. I did. I robbed some vending machines, got into some fistfights...but I never considered being a traitor!!! I thought Obama said all these Syrian refugees were safe?
Maybe my idea was a little too out there, but brutal prison sentences at least need to be considered, but now we have to pay 25k a year for this kid, and how many tens of thousands will eventually be living on our dime in prison?
3 posted on 04/22/2015 4:03:42 AM PDT by dp0622
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To: markomalley

Under the Jail!


4 posted on 04/22/2015 4:07:57 AM PDT by StoneWall Brigade (And I will send fire on Magog- Ezkiel 39:6)
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To: dp0622

If he only had a good paying job...


5 posted on 04/22/2015 4:30:59 AM PDT by Russ (Repeal the '17th amendment.)
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To: markomalley
There is a place near Your called , Islamaville, a walled compound that the sheriff can't get in to. Folks around there tell of hearing automatic weapons fire

We have been keeping a eye on the place. I would like to know this kids address,cause I bet you he's living in Islamaville

6 posted on 04/22/2015 4:33:23 AM PDT by Robe (Rome did not create a great empire by talking, they did it by killing all those who opposed them)
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To: markomalley

This guy will make a great US citizen when he gets out in 5 years.


7 posted on 04/22/2015 4:33:28 AM PDT by The_Media_never_lie (The media must be defeated any way it can be done.)
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To: Russ
lol. I read inn another post that Harf is in the urban dictionary now. It means saying something SO STUPID that no one can believe you said it!!
8 posted on 04/22/2015 4:33:56 AM PDT by dp0622
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To: Robe

Your = YORK


9 posted on 04/22/2015 4:35:09 AM PDT by Robe (Rome did not create a great empire by talking, they did it by killing all those who opposed them)
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To: markomalley

kill it. it cannot be reformed


10 posted on 04/22/2015 4:35:43 AM PDT by John O (God Save America (Please))
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To: markomalley

We have to remember that Muslims are allowed to lie to infidels with impunity. His statements in court are not to be believed. This kid should be deported after serving his sentence, but I see nothing to indicate that will happen. we will hear from him again in 5 years and it won’t be good.


11 posted on 04/22/2015 4:36:19 AM PDT by Calpublican (No Comprendo)
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To: markomalley

Rabid dogs need killing.


12 posted on 04/22/2015 4:43:01 AM PDT by MrBambaLaMamba (Obama - "I will stand with the Muslims")
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To: Robe

Right next door to where I grew up.


13 posted on 04/22/2015 5:03:23 AM PDT by wally_bert (There are no winners in a game of losers. I'm Tommy Joyce, welcome to the Oriental Lounge.)
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To: markomalley

It’s sure a good thing the Enquirer-Herald didn’t drop any hints as to the identity of the unnamed identify juvenile:

* Father is dead
* Family from Syria
* Radicalized Moslem
* Used a public defender, so not much money
* 16 years old
* 220 pounds
* 6 ft 4 inches tall
* From York
* Attended York Comprehensive High School.

I don’t think he is “Bob Jones.”


14 posted on 04/22/2015 5:25:56 AM PDT by ProtectOurFreedom (For those who understand, no explanation is needed. For those who do not, no explanation is possible)
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To: markomalley

Strip him of his citizenship and put him on a one-way flight to Damascus.


15 posted on 04/22/2015 10:20:40 AM PDT by dinodino
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To: markomalley

This on the day that Gov. Haley voices her support for bringing Somali refugees to Spartanburg. When this happens in conservative states, how can there be any hope for liberal states.

http://www.thestate.com/news/politics-government/article19201113.html#emlnl=Morning_Newsletter


16 posted on 04/22/2015 10:23:33 AM PDT by Regal
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