ALEXANDRIA, Va. — A member of a group of British Islamic State terrorists dubbed 'the Beatles' by their hostages was sentenced Friday in U.S. federal court to 8 concurrent life terms for kidnapping and murdering freelance journalist James Foley, as well as participating in the detention and murders of three other Americans.
ALEXANDRIA, Va. — A member of a group of British Islamic State terrorists dubbed"the Beatles" by their hostages was sentenced Friday in U.S. federal court to 8 concurrent life terms for kidnapping and murdering freelance journalist James Foley, as well as participating in the detention and murders of three other Americans.
Due to a prior agreement with the United Kingdom, neither Elsheikh nor Kotey faced the death penalty. Another member of the group, Mohammed Emwazi, was killed in a drone strike in Syria in 2016. A fourth member, Aine Lesley Davis, was arrested in Turkey and extradited earlier this year to the United Kingdom to face terrorism charges.
She told reporters Friday that more than 67 U.S. nationals are currently detained and held hostage abroad. She added,"Let this sentencing make clear to all who dared to kidnap, torture or kill any American citizen abroad. That U.S. justice will find you wherever you are, and that our government will hold you accountable for your crimes against our citizens."
Elsheikh declined to speak at Friday's sentencing. Marsha Mueller told reporters,"I was hoping he would be but I wasn't shocked that he is going to appeal."
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