{"id":82716,"date":"2016-08-01T20:30:33","date_gmt":"2016-08-02T00:30:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/breaking911.com\/?p=82716"},"modified":"2016-08-01T20:30:33","modified_gmt":"2016-08-02T00:30:33","slug":"ohio-isis-supporter-allegedly-planned-state-union-attack","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/breaking911.com\/ohio-isis-supporter-allegedly-planned-state-union-attack\/","title":{"rendered":"Ohio ISIS supporter allegedly planned State of the Union attack"},"content":{"rendered":"
Christopher Lee Cornell, 22, of Green Township, Ohio, pleaded guilty today to one count of attempting to kill government employees, one count of possession of a firearm in furtherance of a crime of violence and one count of attempting to provide material support to a designated foreign terrorist organization.<\/p>\n
Cornell was originally charged by an indictment returned by a federal grand jury on Jan. 21, 2015.\u00a0 On May 7, 2015, Cornell was additionally charged by superseding indictment with attempting to provide material support to a designated foreign terrorist organization.<\/p>\n
According to the plea agreement, from on or about August 2014 through January 2015, Cornell plotted, planned and attempted to travel to Washington, D.C., in order to attack the U.S. Capitol during the State of the Union Address on January 20, 2015.<\/p>\n
Cornell admitted that he conducted online research of weapons, the construction of bombs, the U.S. Capitol and other potential targets in the Washington, D.C., area.\u00a0 Cornell intended to kill officers and employees of the United States, and possessed two semi-automatic rifles and approximately 600 rounds of ammunition, according to the plea agreement.<\/p>\n