by Elizabeth Weibel at Breitbart
An Afghan man was arrested and charged for allegedly plotting to “conduct” an ISIS-related “Election Day terrorist attack,” according to the Department of Justice (DOJ).
The DOJ announced in a press release on Tuesday, that Nasir Ahmad Tawhedi, 27, who had been residing in Oklahoma, had “conspired and attempted to provide material support to ISIS and obtained firearms and ammunition to conduct a violent attack” in the United States.
Tawhedi was charged with “conspiring and attempting to provide material support to ISIS” and with “receiving a firearm to be used to commit a felony or a federal crime of terrorism,” according to the press release.
If convicted, Tawhedi faces “a maximum prison sentence of 20 years” for the first charge and a “maximum prison sentence of 15 years” for the second charge.
“As charged, the Justice Department foiled the defendant’s plot to acquire semi-automatic weapons and commit a violent attack in the name of ISIS on U.S. soil on Election Day,” Attorney General Merrick Garland said in a statement. “We will continue to combat the ongoing threat that ISIS and its supporters pose to America’s national security, and we will identify, investigate, and prosecute the individuals who seek to terrorize the American people.”
The press release noted that Tawhedi had allegedly taken…
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