ARLINGTON TEEN TERRORIST SENTENCED TO 20 YEARS IN PRISON
DALLAS - An Arlington
teenager was sentenced to 20 years in prison for recruiting a fellow American
to join a Pakistani terror group. Michael Sewell, 18, was arrested in February
after messaging two undercover agents who were posing as terrorists. In May, he
pleaded guilty to conspiracy to provide material support to a designated
foreign terrorist organization. Federal prosecutors said Sewell contacted an
unidentified United States citizen about joining the terror group known as
Lashkar-e-Taiba or LeT.
“Eighteen years after
9/11, combatting terrorism remains the FBI’s top priority. Here, the defendant, a natural-born American
citizen, helped recruit a fellow American to fight for a group responsible for
unspeakable violence across South Asia,” said FBI Special Agent in Charge
Matthew J. DeSarno. He posted numerous threats online and his internet search
history also suggested he was investigating ways to carry out an attack. Agents
who searched his Arlington home found an AR-15 rifle, multiple magazines and a
number of knives in his bedroom, federal prosecutors said.
“This case
demonstrates how an American citizen can be radicalized by a violent ideology
based upon hate and how the actions of the FBI and our partners on the Joint
Terrorism Task Force worked tirelessly to prevent violence here, and
abroad. We cannot thank them enough for
what they do to protect our community,” said U.S. Attorney Nealy Cox. Cox said
the 20-year sentence proves that justice in the Northern District of Texas can
be swift and certain.
Source: Fox4
News – 18 September 2019
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