An Aurora man who had aligned himself with the Islamic State — allegedly with a cousin — pleaded guilty Wednesday in federal court in Chicago to charges he plotted to carry out an attack earlier this year on the Joliet Armory.
Jonas Edmonds pleaded guilty to conspiring to provide material support and resources to Islamic State and willfully making false statements to the FBI about the purpose of his cousin's planned trip overseas in March.
The cousin, Hasan Edmonds, is scheduled to plead guilty Monday to similar charges, court records show.
Prosecutors have alleged that on March 24 the two traveled to the Joliet Armory, where Hasan Edmonds, 23, had trained with the Illinois National Guard, to scout the facility for an attack with AK-47 assault rifles and grenades.
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Aurora man pleads guilty to plotting terrorist attack on Joliet Armory - Chicago Tribune
Jonas Edmonds pleaded guilty to conspiring to provide material support and resources to Islamic State and willfully making false statements to the FBI about the purpose of his cousin's planned trip overseas in March.
The cousin, Hasan Edmonds, is scheduled to plead guilty Monday to similar charges, court records show.
Prosecutors have alleged that on March 24 the two traveled to the Joliet Armory, where Hasan Edmonds, 23, had trained with the Illinois National Guard, to scout the facility for an attack with AK-47 assault rifles and grenades.
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Aurora man pleads guilty to plotting terrorist attack on Joliet Armory - Chicago Tribune