Maryland Muslim man arrested in Islamic State attack to “kill as many people as possible” in DC area is charged with supporting terrorists

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Jihadi Rondell Henry planned to run down pedestrians on the National Harbor waterfront, a popular tourist site along the Potomac River near Washington. Henry stole a truck from a suburban Washington shopping mall last month and drove around looking for terror targets. After failing to breach security at Dulles International Airport, Henry is accused of driving to the National Harbor in Maryland — a Potomac River walkway lined with shops and restaurants, highly popular with tourists. But in the court filing, the prosecutors say Henry did not find a large enough crowd for his desired act and decided to wait until later.

Just because the media has censored jihad war coverage doesn’t mean it’s not raging.

Man caught in failed ISIS-inspired attack on DC area charged with supporting terrorists

By Jon Haworth, Good Morning America, August 29, 2019

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A Maryland man who allegedly pledged himself to ISIS and planned to run over pedestrians in the nation’s capital was stopped before he could carry out the attack and has been charged with attempting to support a terrorist organization.

Rondell Henry, 28, of Germantown, Maryland, claimed to be inspired by ISIS when he stole a U-Haul van in Alexandria, Virginia, on March 26 before driving it to Maryland the next day with the intent of using it as a weapon to hit pedestrians on sidewalks at the newly developed National Harbor complex on the Potomac River near Washington. A federal grand jury returned an indictment against him on Wednesday.

According to the detention memo from April 8, Henry harbored “hatred” for those not practicing the Muslim faith and had been inspired by the 2016 truck attack in Nice, France.

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“The defendant, allegedly inspired by ISIS and its violent ideology, stole a vehicle as part of his plan to kill and injure innocent pedestrians. The National Security Division, working with our partners, remains committed to identifying and holding accountable those who would commit terrorist attacks on our soil,” Assistant Attorney General for National Security John C. Demers said in a Department of Justice statement announcing the indictment.

The government alleges that after stealing the van, Henry drove to Dulles International Airport at 5 a.m. on March 27, parked the vehicle before entering the terminal, and then tried for two hours to find a possible way through security to harm “disbelievers” in a way designed for maximum publicity. But after failing to find a way to penetrate the airport’s security perimeter, he drove the U-Haul to the National Harbor later that morning.

The stolen U-Haul was found by law enforcement March 28 parked at the National Harbor for the alleged planned attack. Police said they reviewed security camera footage of the area that showed Henry parking and exiting the vehicle.

Henry was subsequently arrested by Prince George’s County Police before any attack could be attempted.

“All across the country, each and every day, the top priority of the FBI’s Joint Terrorism Task Forces (JTTF) is to protect the American public by disrupting potential violent actors. Maryland JTTF, working in tandem with the Maryland Coordination and Analysis Center (MCAC), is dedicated to identifying and bringing to justice those individuals who provide material support to foreign terrorist organizations, engage in violent extremism, and threaten our national security,” said FBI Baltimore Special Agent in Charge Jennifer Boone.

Henry now faces a maximum of 20 years in prison for attempting to provide material support for ISIS and an additional 10 years for interstate transport of a stolen vehicle, according to the Department of Justice.

“Law enforcement is working tirelessly to prevent and disrupt terrorist attacks, whether they come from within or outside the United States,” said U.S. Attorney Robert K. Hur. “We will continue to use every lawful tool at our disposal to find and prosecute those who want to do this country harm.”

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dylan thomas
dylan thomas
4 years ago

this guy will be the next democrat congressman from maryland

felix1999
felix1999
4 years ago
Reply to  dylan thomas

It wouldn’t surprise me.

Remember Marion Barry in D.C.?

Barry came to national prominence as mayor of the national capital, the first prominent civil rights activist to become chief executive of a major American city.[2] He gave the presidential nomination speech for Jesse Jackson at the 1984 Democratic National Convention. His celebrity was transformed into international notoriety in January 1990, when he was videotaped during a sting operation smoking crack cocaine and was arrested by Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) officials on drug charges. The arrest and subsequent trial precluded Barry from seeking re-election, and

Despite his history of political and legal controversies, Barry was a popular and influential figure in Washington, D.C. The alternative weekly Washington City Paper nicknamed him “Mayor for life”, a designation that remained long after Barry left the mayoralty.[3] The Washington Post once stated that
“to understand the District of Columbia, one must understand Marion Barry”
.[4]

He’s dead now or he might be running for President. He died on November 23, 2014 (aged 78).
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Victor
Victor
4 years ago

Any response from tlaib and omar…

Suresh
Suresh
4 years ago
Reply to  Victor

No comments. Its their brother doing his religious duty to kill some infidels.

Left/Liberal pro-jihadis/anti-nationals politicians/media are corrupt paid shills for islam . paid by saudi/qatar/OIC

Merkel govt funded Pro-jihadi Left/Liberals run propaganda to create more sex slaves out of little children like in UK https://tinyurl.com/yd9jo5mf

Do these scumbags have any conscience ?

Bill
Bill
4 years ago

Without this site, I wouldn’t know of these attempts, the msm sure wouldn’t tell us.

Ban Islam
Ban Islam
4 years ago
Reply to  Bill

The Leftist msm has gone into full prostration mode when it comes to Islam and Muslims. Even Fox News has become more PC and they’re partly owned by the Saudis/Muslims which should never be allowed during a war against the same cult/ideology.

TD
TD
4 years ago

People forget, under Obama we had both shootings and ISIS attacks. 2 kinds of lonewolf terrorism.

At least under Trump, he’s done a way better job solving the ISIS part of the equation. But you wouldn’t know it when watching CNN and MS-DNC. The Obama days were not the good old days. Even Europe and the world was on fire. things were worse.

Roma Mikhasev
Roma Mikhasev
4 years ago

rabid muslim pig

Drew the Infidel
Drew the Infidel
4 years ago

Now you see why I carry a concealed weapon on me everywhere I go, especially to church.

It is better to have a gun and not need it than to need a gun and not have it.

Where was the armed citizen who could have affected the outcomes at Dayton and El Paso?

Be safe, be trained, be alert.

Laddyboy
Laddyboy
4 years ago

WOW! Mr. H stole a van and planned to run over people trying to kill them.
‘b.0bama’ participated and DIRECTED the SUBVERSION and TREASONOUS and LOGAN ACT INFRACTIONS. 0bama IS STILL jet-setting around the globe talking against America. Why is he NOT in PRISON for his actions!!!!!!!!!!

Bill Kay
Bill Kay
4 years ago
Reply to  Laddyboy

Guess sedition is no longer against the law .

jerrys
jerrys
4 years ago

Rondell Henry stole the truck with the intention of running down and killing many people. What we do not realize is that he was merely ‘ROLE PLAYING’. Role playing of the mass murder is what goes on in the moslem mind and we must not discriminate against their beliefs.

Cauc-Asian Patriot
Cauc-Asian Patriot
4 years ago

Hopefully it won’t be a pro-Jihadi Judge appointed by The Obama judging him! It is interesting that on the one hand a Judge wanted to keep the Jihadi who planned to behead Pam Geller free but this guy seems to be going down quick for wanting to run over folks at the waterfront and stealing a van! A difference in Justices like elections makes a big difference! See, no caps this time!~

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