BANGOR, MAINE (WBBM NEWSRADIO) - A 19-year-old from Maine is expected to plead guilty for his part in planning a terrorist attack at a mosque in the Chicago area.
Xavier Pelkey faces a maximum of 15 years in prison. He’s expected in court next week.
Law enforcement officials said Pelkey was in communication with two juveniles, one in Canada, the other in Illinois, about conducting a mass shooting at a mosque in the Chicago area and other houses of worship. All three alleged plotters believe in a radical view that certain branches of Islam are nonbelievers.
FBI agents said they found three homemade explosives in Pelkey’s residence. The devices were made of fireworks bundled together with staples, pins and thumbtacks, to create shrapnel.
Investigators also said they found a handwritten document in Pelkey’s bedroom that appeared to be a draft statement about the planned mosque attack.
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