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Eugene

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Mon Oct 10, 2016, 07:48 PM Oct 2016

Arizona 'jihadist' agrees to plead guilty to terrorism, conspiracy

Source: Reuters

U.S. | Mon Oct 10, 2016 | 6:34pm EDT

Arizona 'jihadist' agrees to plead guilty to terrorism, conspiracy

By David Schwartz | PHOENIX

An Arizona teenager who the FBI said professed himself to be an "American jihadist" has agreed to plead guilty to terrorism and conspiracy charges stemming from a suspected plot to bomb a state motor vehicle office, court documents showed on Monday.

Mahin Khan, 18, jailed since his arrest in July, reached a deal with prosecutors in which they agreed to seek a prison term ranging from seven to 14 years, rather than the life term he potentially faced if tried and convicted.

Khan, who according to his parents suffers from autism and developmental delays that have left him with the mental age of a 12-year-old, is scheduled to return to court on Nov. 4 to formally enter his plea and be sentenced.

Under his plea deal, reached on Friday, Khan agreed to plead guilty to all three charges contained in the indictment against him - terrorism, conspiracy to commit terrorism and conspiracy to commit misconduct involving weapons.

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