Ohio man gets 20 years for soliciting murder of U.S. military members
Source: Reuters
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AUGUST 2, 2017 / 2:43 PM / AN HOUR AGO
Ohio man gets 20 years for soliciting murder of U.S. military members
(Reuters) - An Ohio man who professed support for the Islamic State militant group was sentenced to 20 years in prison on Wednesday for soliciting the murder of U.S. military personnel, federal prosecutors said.
Terrence McNeil, 24, of Akron, Ohio, had pleaded guilty in April to five counts of solicitation to commit a crime of violence and five counts of making threatening interstate communications.
McNeil was sentenced in U.S. District Court in Akron, according to court records.
In a statement, the Justice Department said McNeil spread Islamic State's violent rhetoric, circulated information about U.S. military personnel, and explicitly called for them to be killed.
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