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Aaron Travis Daniels, Attempting to Provide Material Support to ISIS, Ohio 2017
COLUMBUS, Ohio – Aaron Travis Daniels, 21, aka Harun Muhammad, aka Abu Yusef of Columbus, was sentenced in U.S. District Court to 80 months in prison for attempting to provide material support to the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS), a designated foreign terrorist organization.
The court also granted the government’s request to place Daniels under court supervision for the rest of his life.
Aaron Travis Daniels was arrested on November 7, 2016, as he attempted to leave Columbus with the intent to join ISIS in Libya. A federal grand jury indicted him on November 10, 2016.
According to documents filed with the court, Daniels met with an ISIS recruiter in December 2015 and sent funds to ISIS in order to “show his worth” to an ISIS recruiter.
“One of a terrorist organization’s most valuable and dangerous assets is having control over a person willing to support and advance terrorism in the United States,” U.S. Attorney Benjamin C. Glassman said. “Our office and agencies in the JTTF will continue to cooperate as we work to protect our national security.”
Chief Judge Edmund A. Sargus Jr. also granted the government’s requests that, during Daniels’ supervised release, he receives ongoing mental health treatment, is prohibited from using alcohol or controlled substances, cannot travel internationally, and has no access to the internet without court approval.
The Columbus Joint Terrorism Task Force (JTTF) is made up of officers and agents from the FBI, U.S. Marshals Service, Columbus Division of Police, Franklin County Sheriff’s Office, Ohio State Highway Patrol, The Ohio State University Police Department, U.S. Immigrations and Customs Enforcement, the John Glenn International Airport Police Department, Westerville Police Department, and Columbus Division of Fire.
Aaron Travis Daniels pleaded guilty on July 6, 2017, to one count of attempting to provide material support to ISIS. Daniels has been in custody since his arrest.
Key Facts
- State: Ohio
- Category: Violent Crime
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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