Ex-Marine Turned ISIS Sympathizer Sentenced to 15 Years for Plotting San Francisco Terror Attack
A California judge has sentenced a 27-year-old California man to 15 years in federal prison for attempting to provide material support to the Islamic State and plotting a terrorist attack at Pier 39 in San Francisco, KPIX-TV reported.
U.S. District Judge Lawrence J. OâNeill handed down the sentence to Everitt Aaron Jameson of Modesto on Monday as part of a plea deal with federal prosecutors.
In June, the former U.S. Marine pleaded guilty to voicing his support for and aiding a terrorist organization last year between September and December.
What happened?
The FBI began watching Jameson after he "liked" or "loved" Facebook posts about terrorist attacks and the Islamic State, according to court documents, CNN reported. He also expressed support for the New York City terrorist attack on Oct. 31, 2017.
Undercover FBI agents, who posed as ISIS supporters, made contact with Jameson and interacted with him. In later communications, Jameson expressed his readiness to …