Everitt Aaron Jameson, ISIS Support, California 2018

FRESNO, Calif. – A Modesto man has been sentenced to 15 years in prison for attempting to provide material support to the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS), a designated foreign terrorist organization.

Everitt Aaron Jameson, 27, pleaded guilty on June 4, 2018, to attempting to provide material support to ISIS, knowing that the organization was engaging in terrorist activity and terrorism.

Assistant Attorney General for National Security John C. Demers and U.S. Attorney McGregor W. Scott made the announcement.

"There is no place in the United States for terrorists and terrorist sympathizers who threaten innocent people, and the National Security Division will relentlessly seek to identify them and bring them to justice," said Assistant Attorney General Demers.

Jameson put his fellow Americans at risk by supporting ISIS and planning an attack on behalf of the terrorist organization. He voiced support for ISIS online, expressing his desire to use explosives in an attack and even identifying Pier 39 as a target location.

This case was the product of an investigation by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and Assistant U.S. Attorneys Dawrence W. Rice Jr. and Christopher D. Baker prosecuted the case.

First Assistant U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert stated: "Protecting our communities from terrorist threats is the Department of Justice’s highest priority. With the assistance of our investigative partners, we will continue to work to prevent such attacks and to vigorously prosecute those who seek to provide material support to terrorist organizations."

Special Agent in Charge Ragan added: "This case demonstrates the FBI’s commitment to identifying and disrupting plots to harm the American public. With assistance from our state and local partners, we completed a thorough investigation while ensuring that Jameson would not be able to carry out his plans."

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