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NY man linked to Islamic State gets 20 years prison for New Year's Eve plot
Source: Reuters
U.S. | Thu Jan 26, 2017 | 3:35pm EST
NY man linked to Islamic State gets 20 years prison for New Year's Eve plot
By Jonathan Stempel
An upstate New York man was sentenced on Thursday to 20 years in prison after pleading guilty to conspiring to provide material support to Islamic State, in connection with his alleged role in preparing a New Year's Eve attack in 2015 at a local club or bar.
Emanuel Lutchman, 26, of Rochester, was sentenced by Chief Judge Frank Geraci of the federal court in that city, following his August 11 guilty plea, the U.S. Department of Justice said.
The prison term was the maximum possible, and Lutchman was also sentenced to 50 years of supervised release. He has been in custody since his Dec. 30, 2015 arrest.
A federal public defender representing Lutchman did not immediately respond to requests for comment.
According to his plea agreement, Lutchman admitted to having bought a machete, knives, ski masks and other items for his attack, in which he was prepared to kidnap or kill people, and planned to later release a video explaining his actions.
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NY man linked to Islamic State gets 20 years prison for New Year's Eve plot
By Jonathan Stempel
An upstate New York man was sentenced on Thursday to 20 years in prison after pleading guilty to conspiring to provide material support to Islamic State, in connection with his alleged role in preparing a New Year's Eve attack in 2015 at a local club or bar.
Emanuel Lutchman, 26, of Rochester, was sentenced by Chief Judge Frank Geraci of the federal court in that city, following his August 11 guilty plea, the U.S. Department of Justice said.
The prison term was the maximum possible, and Lutchman was also sentenced to 50 years of supervised release. He has been in custody since his Dec. 30, 2015 arrest.
A federal public defender representing Lutchman did not immediately respond to requests for comment.
According to his plea agreement, Lutchman admitted to having bought a machete, knives, ski masks and other items for his attack, in which he was prepared to kidnap or kill people, and planned to later release a video explaining his actions.
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Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/us-new-york-islamic-state-idUSKBN15A2WC
