A Waterville man, who was reportedly planning an ISIS-inspired attack in Illinois, will be sentenced on Monday.
Xavier Pelkey, who is charged with having homemade explosive devices in his backpack, allegedly discussed plans to travel to Chicago to attack a mosque and other houses of worship.
BANGOR -- Also read:According to court records, beginning in November 2021, Pelkey conspired with two minors, one located in Chicago and one in Canada, to conduct a mass shooting at a Shia Mosque in the Chicago area. Pelkey and his co-conspirators were subscribers to a radical form of Sunni Islam and supporters of the foreign terrorist organization the Islamic State, also known as ISIS, according to court records. Pelkey planned to contribute firearms, ammunition, and explosives to be used in the attack.
Federal agents reportedly found three handmade explosive devices in Pelkey’s backpack during a search of his Waterville apartment in February 2022.Investigators also found a hand-painted version of the flag used by ISIS on the wall of Pelkey’s bedroom and recovered written statements intended to be released just prior to the planned attack claiming the attack in the name of ISIS.
Pelkey faces up to 15 years in prison and a $250,000 fine followed by up to a lifetime of supervised release.
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