Idaho teen planned to attack churches in support of ISIS over Ramadan: Affidavit – By Madeleine Hubbard (Just the News) / April 9, 2024
The teen had been expressing his desire to fight for ISIS since October 2022, and he used his school-issued laptop to connect with other ISIS supporters, per an affidavit.
An Idaho teenager allegedly planned to attack churches during Ramadan after pledging his support for the Islamic State, according to an affidavit from the Justice Department.
Alexander Scott Mercurio, 18, of Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, was arrested over the weekend and charged with attempting to provide material support to a terrorist organization, officials announced late Monday.
Mercurio began expressing his desire to fight for ISIS since October 2022, and the FBI arrested him on April 6, 2024, one day before he planned to execute a “suicide attack” on Christians in his hometown. The day Mercurio was arrested, he sent a video of himself pledging his allegiance to ISIS and its deceased leader, Abu Hafs al-Hashimi al-Qurashi, while expressing his desire to die for Islam.
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