WASHINGTON (Sputnik) — In April 2015, US authorities indicted Chicago residents Hasan Edmonds and Jonas Edmonds on charges of trying to provide material support to the ISIL.
“Two suburban Chicago cousins accused of trying to join ISIS [Islamic State of Iraq and Syria] and plotting to attack an Illinois military facility pleaded not guilty to terror charges Wednesday,” NBC Chicago reported on Wednesday.
Chicago-area cousins plead not guilty to charges they tried to help, join ISIS http://t.co/hyNZm4Wels pic.twitter.com/MLyO9cr6U2
— NBC Chicago (@nbcchicago) April 8, 2015
Prosecutors allege Jonas Edmonds planned to attack an Illinois military facility, while Hasan Edmonds planned to travel abroad to join ISIL fighters.
Conspiracy to provide material support to a foreign terrorist organization carries a maximum penalty of 15 years in prison and a $250,000 fine, according to the US Attorney’s Office.
Cousins plead not guilty to plotting terror attack on Joliet Armory http://t.co/twTkH83FU8
— Jason Meisner (@jmetr22b) April 8, 2015
Hasan Edmonds is a 22-year-old member of the Illinois National Guard and a member of Golf Company’s 634th Brigade Support Battalion, based in Joliet, Illinois, local media reported.
