Maryland resident charged with supporting ISIS, allegedly plotted to kill member of U.S. military
A 24-year-old resident of Maryland was charged with attempting to provide material support to the Islamic State by planning to shoot a member of the U.S. military, federal officials said Monday.
Federal agents picked up on the alleged plans of Nelash Mohamed Das — a citizen of Bangladesh living in Hyattsville — and placed him under surveillance.
At one point, a confidential source provided Das with a gun, and on Sept. 30 he arrived at the Maryland address of his target, according to federal officials.
At the time, “Das believed that the firearms could fire ammunition; in reality, they had been rendered inert by the FBI,” federal officials said.
Das was taken into custody there after a short chase.
“The danger posed by Mr. Das during this investigation was very real. He was committed to carrying out an attack against a military member,” said Special Agent in Charge Gordon B. Johnson of the FBI’s Baltimore Division in a statement announcing the charge.
Das appeared in court on Monday, and was ordered detained until a hearing set for Thursday. He faces up to 20 years in prison.
According to an affidavit filed by federal officials, Das was admitted to the U.S. in 1995 and is a legal permanent resident.
see also Man Charged with Trying to Help ISIS, Attack Military
Nelash Mohamed Das, 24, faces federal charges of attempting to provide material support and resources to ISIS, also known as ISIL, a foreign terrorist organization, in connection with a plan to attack a U.S. military member. He was arrested on Sept. 30 and was ordered held, pending a detention hearing scheduled for Oct. 6.
“Nelash Mohamed Das is alleged to have plotted to kill a U.S. service member on behalf of ISIL,” said Assistant Attorney General for National Security John P. Carlin.
(A US military member? Just one? Someone in particular?)
ahh! Md. man accused of supporting ISIL, plotting to attack U.S. military member
According to the affidavit, Das expressed support for ISIL on social media from September 28, 2015 to early 2016 and told an FBI informant in July that he wanted to kill a military member whose information was posted online by ISIL. The conversation reportedly followed a tweet posted by Das in January 2016, of an AK-47 picture along with “This is more than just a gun. This is a ticket to Jannah.” “Jannah” refers to the Islamic concept of paradise.
According to the affidavit, Das and the source went to a firearms store in Virginia on September 28, 2016 where Das bought ammunition and believed he was going to target a member of the U.S. military in exchange for $80,000 from ISIL.
(WHAT?! He thought IS would pay him ....
)
A 24-year-old resident of Maryland was charged with attempting to provide material support to the Islamic State by planning to shoot a member of the U.S. military, federal officials said Monday.
Federal agents picked up on the alleged plans of Nelash Mohamed Das — a citizen of Bangladesh living in Hyattsville — and placed him under surveillance.
At one point, a confidential source provided Das with a gun, and on Sept. 30 he arrived at the Maryland address of his target, according to federal officials.
At the time, “Das believed that the firearms could fire ammunition; in reality, they had been rendered inert by the FBI,” federal officials said.
Das was taken into custody there after a short chase.
“The danger posed by Mr. Das during this investigation was very real. He was committed to carrying out an attack against a military member,” said Special Agent in Charge Gordon B. Johnson of the FBI’s Baltimore Division in a statement announcing the charge.
Das appeared in court on Monday, and was ordered detained until a hearing set for Thursday. He faces up to 20 years in prison.
According to an affidavit filed by federal officials, Das was admitted to the U.S. in 1995 and is a legal permanent resident.
see also Man Charged with Trying to Help ISIS, Attack Military
Nelash Mohamed Das, 24, faces federal charges of attempting to provide material support and resources to ISIS, also known as ISIL, a foreign terrorist organization, in connection with a plan to attack a U.S. military member. He was arrested on Sept. 30 and was ordered held, pending a detention hearing scheduled for Oct. 6.
“Nelash Mohamed Das is alleged to have plotted to kill a U.S. service member on behalf of ISIL,” said Assistant Attorney General for National Security John P. Carlin.
(A US military member? Just one? Someone in particular?)
ahh! Md. man accused of supporting ISIL, plotting to attack U.S. military member
According to the affidavit, Das expressed support for ISIL on social media from September 28, 2015 to early 2016 and told an FBI informant in July that he wanted to kill a military member whose information was posted online by ISIL. The conversation reportedly followed a tweet posted by Das in January 2016, of an AK-47 picture along with “This is more than just a gun. This is a ticket to Jannah.” “Jannah” refers to the Islamic concept of paradise.
According to the affidavit, Das and the source went to a firearms store in Virginia on September 28, 2016 where Das bought ammunition and believed he was going to target a member of the U.S. military in exchange for $80,000 from ISIL.
(WHAT?! He thought IS would pay him ....
)
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