Posted August 3, 2017 11:39 am by Comments

By Andrew Shepperson

Terrence J. McNeill posted multiple kill lists to social media, urging others to kill U.S. military members. (Photo: Tumblr)
An Ohio man and self-proclaimed supporter of ISIS was sentenced to 20 years in prison Wednesday for soliciting the murder of U.S. armed forces members.
According to a Justice Department news release, 24-year-old Terrence J. McNeil pleaded guilty earlier this year to five counts of solicitation to commit a crime of violence and five counts of making threatening interstate communications.
“With this sentence, McNeil is being held accountable for disseminating ISIS’s violent rhetoric, circulating U.S. military personnel information and explicitly calling for the killing of American service members in their homes and communities,” said Acting Assistant Attorney General for National Security Dana J. Boente. “The National Security Division will continue to investigate and prosecute those who use social media to threaten acts of violence against our military members and their families, on behalf of terrorist organizations.”
Court documents revealed that McNeil expressed support numerous times on social media for the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria.
In September 2015, McNeil posted a gif file to Tumblr with the banner “Islamic State Hacking Division,” followed by “Target: United States Military” and “Leak: Addresses of 100 U.S. Military Personnel.” The image showed dozens

Source: Guns.com

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