OHIO — 20-year-old Christopher Cornell was previously charged with attempted killing of a U.S. government officer and possession of a firearm with intent to commit a crime.
Today, (Wednesday), Cornell was indicted on those charges, as well as one count of solicitation to commit a crime of violence.
Officials say he attempted to recruit other people to participate in the terror plot.
Christopher Lee Cornell AKA Raheel Mahrus Ubaydah was arrested last Wednesday on charges of attempting to kill a U.S. government official, according to ABC News.
FBI first noticed Cornell after he voiced support for violent “jihad” on a Twitter account.
Oficials took Cornell into custody in the parking lot of a Cincinnati gun shop after buying two semi-automatic rifles.
Further investigation revealed his intent to attack the U.S. Capitol, and he planned to detonate pipe bombs there and open fire on any employees and officials after the bombs went off, according to government documents.
Update: OH terror suspect’s dad says he couldn’t “have carried out any kind of terrorist plot” http://t.co/h9XmzKhfVL pic.twitter.com/IoWtnYzaXV
— Jim Dalrymple II (@JimDalrympleII) January 15, 2015
