{"id":59047,"date":"2015-12-01T20:20:43","date_gmt":"2015-12-02T01:20:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/breaking911.com\/?p=59047"},"modified":"2015-12-02T08:23:33","modified_gmt":"2015-12-02T13:23:33","slug":"california-man-22-pleads-guilty-to-attempting-to-aid-isis-prison-interview-attached","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/breaking911.com\/california-man-22-pleads-guilty-to-attempting-to-aid-isis-prison-interview-attached\/","title":{"rendered":"California Man, 22, Pleads Guilty to Attempting to Aid ISIS – [Video]"},"content":{"rendered":"

Nicholas Michael Teausant, 22, of Acampo, California, pleaded guilty today to attempting to provide material support or resources to a foreign terrorist organization, announced Assistant Attorney General for National Security John P. Carlin and U.S. Attorney Benjamin B. Wagner of the Eastern District of California.<\/p>\n

According to court documents, on March 17, 2014, Teausant was arrested en route to Canada, near the border, with the intent of continuing to travel to Syria to join the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant<\/a> (ISIL), a foreign terrorist organization. On March 26, 2014, Teausant was indicted on one count of attempting to provide material support or resources to a terrorist organization.<\/p>\n

He pleaded guilty to the single count in the indictment without a plea agreement.<\/p>\n

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\u201cNicholas Michael Teausant attempted to travel overseas to join ISIL and to provide material support to the terrorist organization,\u201d said Assistant Attorney General Carlin. \u201cThe National Security Division\u2019s highest priority is counterterrorism, and we are committed to stemming the flow of foreign fighters abroad and holding accountable those who attempt to provide material support to designated foreign terrorist organizations.\u201d<\/p>\n

Video below: Terror suspect Nicholas Teausant speaks to The Sacramento Bee.<\/p>\n