Alabama: Would-be terrorist changes plea to guilty
Authorities accuse defendant of plotting violent acts in the US and looking to join an overseas jihadist movement
MOBILE, Alabama (AP) — Federal prosecutors in Alabama say a would-be terrorist has pleaded guilty to terrorism charges.
AL.com reports 25-year-old Mohammad Abdul Rahman Abukhdair changed his plea to guilty Tuesday. Authorities accused the man of plotting violent acts in America and looking to join an overseas jihadist movement.
Abukhdair was initially set to go to trial later this month and changed his plea during a pretrial conference in Mobile.
The man’s co-defendant, Randy Wilson, also pleaded guilty in the case and both men are now scheduled to be sentenced later this year.
Prosecutors have agreed to recommend a 15-year prison sentence on a charge of conspiracy to provide material support to terrorists.
The man was deported from Egypt after being arrested in November 2010 on suspicion of being involved in terrorist activities.
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