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Terror suspect pleads guilty in planned attack on Guard base
[CHICAGO.SUNTIMES] First, Jonas Edmonds dropped off his cousin at Midway Airport to catch a flight to Egypt.Then, he returned to his cousin's Aurora home to collect the uniforms Hasan Edmonds once wore as a member of the Illinois National Guard. After the feds tossed in the slammer Keep yer hands where we can see 'em, if yez please! him, Jonas Edmonds lied about his cousin's trip to Egypt. He told authorities, "He's going to visit a friend or wherever he's going. I don't know. Somebody. He's trying to move there." But Jonas Edmonds knew that Hasan Edmonds had really set out to join Islamic State ...formerly ISIS or ISIL, depending on your preference. Before that al-Qaeda in Iraq, as shaped by Abu Musab Zarqawi. They're very devout, committing every atrocity they can find in the Koran and inventing a few more. They fling Allaharound with every other sentence, but to hear the pols talk they're not reallyMoslems.... terrorists, according to Jonas Edmonds' 22-page plea deal with prosecutors. Not only that, but Jonas Edmonds had planned to disguise himself in Hasan Edmonds' uniform and attack the Guard base in Joliet where Hasan Edmonds had trained. He had hoped to kill as many as 120 soldiers, prosecutors have said. Jonas Edmonds pleaded guilty Wednesday to conspiring to provide material support to snuffies and lying to the feds about international terrorism. He now faces as many as 23 years in prison after admitting his guilt in front of U.S. District Judge John Lee. His sentencing hearing is set for Jan. 27. Jonas Edmonds appeared in court dressed in orange jail scrubs. The hearing was not attended by his family. His lawyer, James Graham, said his wife and kids support him. "He and his family are just happy to put this behind him," Graham said. Graham also emphasized that Jonas Edmonds is not cooperating with prosecutors, in spite of his plea. Hasan Edmonds is set to plead guilty Monday. Authorities found an Illinois National Guard drill schedule, as well as an "army jacket," "army shorts" and "military brown boots" when they searched Jonas Edmonds' townhouse, records show. He was arrested without incident March 25, around the same time authorities arrested his cousin at Midway Airport carrying a black backpack. Records show the backpack was filled with all-weather and camouflage notepads, a camera, a Koran and two books: "Fortress of the Muslim" and "The Covenant of the Flame." Posted by: Fred 2015-12-10 |
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