WASHINGTON — Federal prosecutors say an Ohio man has been
arrested in a plot to attack the U.S. Capitol and kill government officials
inside the building.
A criminal complaint charges 20-year-old Christopher Lee
Cornell, of Green Township, with attempting to kill officers and employees of
the United States.
Cornell, also known as Raheel Mahrus Ubaydah, was arrested
Wednesday as he took control of a firearm during an undercover FBI operation.
It wasn’t immediately clear if he had a lawyer. The FBI says
the public was never in danger and he never made it to Washington.
The complaint alleges that an FBI informant began supplying
agents with information about Cornell last year.
Prosecutors say he professed allegiance online to the
Islamic State and spoke of plans to commit acts of jihad.
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