Jerome F. Gorgon, Jr., U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Michigan | Department of Justice
A third suspect, Ayob Nasser, 19, from Dearborn, Michigan, was arrested by the FBI in connection with an alleged ISIS terrorism case involving two other Dearborn men, Mohmed Ali and Majed Mahmoud. The three individuals have been charged with conspiring to provide material support to ISIS and possessing firearms intended for use in a terrorist act on behalf of the group.
The amended complaint alleges that the suspects planned a radical Islamic terror plot using AR-style rifles, shotguns, handguns, and other tactical equipment.
U.S. Attorney Jerome F. Gorgon, Jr. stated: “We will not stop. We will follow the tentacles where they lead. We will continue to stand guard with the FBI against terrorism.”
Jennifer Runyan, Special Agent in Charge of the FBI Detroit Field Office, said: "FBI Detroit and its Joint Terrorism Task Force will continue to investigate, arrest, and disrupt all attempts or plots to do harm to our residents or to anyone within the United States. Nothing will stop us from working with our law enforcement partners, including the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Michigan, to accomplish our mission of defending the homeland and upholding the constitution.”
Authorities have indicated that their investigation is ongoing.
It is noted that a criminal complaint is only an allegation and all defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in court. Additional information about the amended complaint can be found at https://www.justice.gov/usao-edmi under News.
