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Terror Suspect Faces New Charges
HARRISBURG, PA – Jalil Ibn Ameer Aziz, 19, a US citizen and resident of Harrisburg, has been hit with new federal charges for solicitation to commit a crime of violence and transmitting a communication containing a threat to injure. Aziz was previously charged by a federal Grand Jury in Scranton with conspiring and attempting to provide material support to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
According to U.S. Attorney Peter Smith, Aziz was charged in an indictment with conspiring and attempting to provide material support to ISIL on December 22, 2015. The following day, Aziz appeared before U.S. Chief Magistrate Judge Martin C. Carlson of the Middle District of Pennsylvania and entered a plea of not guilty.
The superseding indictment alleges that during the same time period, Aziz solicited, commanded, induced and endeavored to persuade others to kill and attempt to kill officers and employees of the United States. The superseding indictment further alleges that he knowingly tweeted the names, addresses, photographs and military branches of approximately 100 U.S. servicemembers to followers and viewers of his Twitter account.
The communication also contained threats to injure the servicemembers, stating “kill them in their own lands, behead them in their own homes, stab them to death as they walk their street thinking that they are safe.” Aziz was initially charged with conspiring and attempting to provide material support to ISIL in a complaint that was unsealed on December 17, 2015, following his arrest.
According to the complaint, Aziz used at least 57 different Twitter accounts to advocate violence against the United States and its citizens, to disseminate ISIL propaganda and to espouse pro-ISIL views. On at least three occasions, Aziz allegedly used his Twitter accounts and other electronic communication services to assist persons seeking to travel to and fight for ISIL.
The case is being investigated by the FBI’s Joint Terrorism Task Force (JTTF), which includes the Pentagon Force Protection Agency and the Pennsylvania State Police, with assistance from the Harrisburg Bureau of Police. This case is being prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Daryl F. Bloom and by Trial Attorneys Robert Sander and Adam L. Small of the National Security Division’s Counterterrorism Section.
Key Facts
- State: Pennsylvania
- Category: Violent Crime
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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