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Kansas Man Faces Sentencing for Role in Foiled Bomb Plot
Source: Associated Press
Kansas Man Faces Sentencing for Role in Foiled Bomb Plot
By ROXANA HEGEMAN, ASSOCIATED PRESS WICHITA, Kan. — Aug 24, 2016, 1:50 AM ET
Alexander Blair has admitted his role in a foiled terrorist attack: aiding a wannabe Islamic State jihadist's plan to detonate a bomb at the Fort Riley military post to kill or maim as many U.S. service members as possible. Blair says "nobody is perfect" and blames a genetic disorder for allowing others to take advantage of him.
U.S. District Judge Daniel Crabtree will weigh that and other factors Wednesday when he hears testimony and arguments as he calculates how much prison time, if any, the 29-year-old Topeka man should serve.
Blair pleaded guilty in May to a conspiracy count that carries up to five years' imprisonment. He admitted loaning John T. Booker $100, knowing it would be used to pay for storage of a bomb Booker planned to detonate in April 2015 outside Fort Riley, about 60 miles west of Topeka.
Booker, of Topeka, was arrested in an FBI sting operation outside the post as he was trying to arm what he thought was a 1,000-pound explosive device. He pleaded guilty in February to one count of attempting to use a weapon of mass destruction and one count of attempting to destroy government property with an explosive device. His plea deal calls for him to serve 30 years in prison, but a sentencing hearing has not been set.
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By ROXANA HEGEMAN, ASSOCIATED PRESS WICHITA, Kan. — Aug 24, 2016, 1:50 AM ET
Alexander Blair has admitted his role in a foiled terrorist attack: aiding a wannabe Islamic State jihadist's plan to detonate a bomb at the Fort Riley military post to kill or maim as many U.S. service members as possible. Blair says "nobody is perfect" and blames a genetic disorder for allowing others to take advantage of him.
U.S. District Judge Daniel Crabtree will weigh that and other factors Wednesday when he hears testimony and arguments as he calculates how much prison time, if any, the 29-year-old Topeka man should serve.
Blair pleaded guilty in May to a conspiracy count that carries up to five years' imprisonment. He admitted loaning John T. Booker $100, knowing it would be used to pay for storage of a bomb Booker planned to detonate in April 2015 outside Fort Riley, about 60 miles west of Topeka.
Booker, of Topeka, was arrested in an FBI sting operation outside the post as he was trying to arm what he thought was a 1,000-pound explosive device. He pleaded guilty in February to one count of attempting to use a weapon of mass destruction and one count of attempting to destroy government property with an explosive device. His plea deal calls for him to serve 30 years in prison, but a sentencing hearing has not been set.
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Read more: http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/kansas-man-faces-sentencing-role-foiled-bomb-plot-41608248
