National Guard soldier ‘who planned Paris-style attack on US soil’ to kill 150 people facing 30 years in prison and a $500,000 fine after pleading guilty to trying to join ISIS
Hasan Edmonds told undercover FBI agents he wanted to join ISIS in Iraq
The 23-year-old was serving in the National Guard Armory in Joliet, Illinois
His cousin Jonas Edmonds, 30, wanted to attack National Guard soldiers
He planned to borrow Hasan’s uniform and kill national guard members
By DARREN BOYLE
DailyMail.com
15 December 2015
A National Guard soldier who conspired with is cousin to join ISIS and massacre up to 150 people at his military base is facing up to 30 years in prison after pleading guilty to providing support to a terrorist organisation.
Hasan Edmonds, 23, of Aurora, Illinois, pleaded guilty to one count of conspiring to provide material support to ISIS and one count of attempting to provide material support to the same organisation.
His cousin Jonas Edmonds, 30, also admitted the conspiracy charge as well as one count of making a false statement to authorities regarding international terrorism. He is facing a maximum jail term of 23 years when he reappears in court for sentence next year.
Hasan Edmonds, made contact with an undercover FBI agent whom he believed was an ISIS terrorist in Libya.
He requested advice on ‘how to fight and defeat the US military’. At the time, Hasan Edmonds was serving with the Illinois National Guard in Joliet. He told undercover agents were willing to attack the United States.
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