ODU gunman who killed ROTC instructor had prior ISIS conviction, was released early
Equal justice apparently isn't equal anymore.
The suspect authorities say killed an ROTC instructor at Old Dominion University had previously been convicted of providing material support to ISIS but received a shorter prison sentence than federal prosecutors sought before his release in 2024, according to court records.
Mohamed Jalloh, a naturalized U.S. citizen originally from Sierra Leone, entered a classroom Thursday at the Norfolk school and opened fire after confirming it was an ROTC class, killing Lt. Col. Brandon Shah, authorities said. The FBI’s Norfolk Field Office said ROTC cadets physically subdued Jalloh and ended the attack, adding that their actions "rendered [him] no longer alive."
"The horrific tragedy that occurred today on ODU’s campus never should have happened," Rep. Jennifer Kiggans, R-Va., said.
Court records show Jalloh was arrested in 2016 for providing material support to ISIS.
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Federal prosecutors sought a 20-year prison sentence, but Senior U.S. District Judge Liam O’Grady sentenced him to 132 months — roughly 11 years.
According to prosecutors, a now-deceased ISIS member overseas arranged contact between Jalloh and an individual he believed to be a fellow supporter but who was actually an FBI confidential human source. Investigators said Jalloh also traveled to Nigeria as part of the plot.
The overseas terrorist wanted an attack carried out, while Jalloh told the FBI source he decided not to renew his enlistment with the Virginia Army National Guard after listening to lectures from al Qaeda terrorist Anwar al-Awlaki, a New Mexico native against whom President Barack Obama ordered a fatal drone strike in 2011.
"The defendant was fully aware of what he was doing and the consequences of those actions. His only misgivings seemed to be a fear that he would waver at the critical moment," prosecutors wrote in a sentencing memorandum obtained by The Associated Press.
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O’Grady later handed down an 11-year sentence that included mental health treatment and substance abuse testing, according to the wire service, and Jalloh was released in 2024.
Jalloh’s release also required he have no contact with any terrorist organizations and computer monitoring during probation.
"Jalloh was sentenced in 2017 to 132 months in prison for providing material support to ISIS. The [government] had asked for a sentence of 240 months, the statutory maximum," former federal prosecutor William Shipley wrote on X. …
Equal justice apparently isn't equal anymore.
The suspect authorities say killed an ROTC instructor at Old Dominion University had previously been convicted of providing material support to ISIS but received a shorter prison sentence than federal prosecutors sought before his release in 2024, according to court records.
Mohamed Jalloh, a naturalized U.S. citizen originally from Sierra Leone, entered a classroom Thursday at the Norfolk school and opened fire after confirming it was an ROTC class, killing Lt. Col. Brandon Shah, authorities said. The FBI’s Norfolk Field Office said ROTC cadets physically subdued Jalloh and ended the attack, adding that their actions "rendered [him] no longer alive."
"The horrific tragedy that occurred today on ODU’s campus never should have happened," Rep. Jennifer Kiggans, R-Va., said.
Court records show Jalloh was arrested in 2016 for providing material support to ISIS.
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Federal prosecutors sought a 20-year prison sentence, but Senior U.S. District Judge Liam O’Grady sentenced him to 132 months — roughly 11 years.
According to prosecutors, a now-deceased ISIS member overseas arranged contact between Jalloh and an individual he believed to be a fellow supporter but who was actually an FBI confidential human source. Investigators said Jalloh also traveled to Nigeria as part of the plot.
The overseas terrorist wanted an attack carried out, while Jalloh told the FBI source he decided not to renew his enlistment with the Virginia Army National Guard after listening to lectures from al Qaeda terrorist Anwar al-Awlaki, a New Mexico native against whom President Barack Obama ordered a fatal drone strike in 2011.
"The defendant was fully aware of what he was doing and the consequences of those actions. His only misgivings seemed to be a fear that he would waver at the critical moment," prosecutors wrote in a sentencing memorandum obtained by The Associated Press.
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O’Grady later handed down an 11-year sentence that included mental health treatment and substance abuse testing, according to the wire service, and Jalloh was released in 2024.
Jalloh’s release also required he have no contact with any terrorist organizations and computer monitoring during probation.
"Jalloh was sentenced in 2017 to 132 months in prison for providing material support to ISIS. The [government] had asked for a sentence of 240 months, the statutory maximum," former federal prosecutor William Shipley wrote on X. …
ODU gunman who killed ROTC instructor had prior ISIS conviction, was released early
Equal justice apparently isn't equal anymore.
The suspect authorities say killed an ROTC instructor at Old Dominion University had previously been convicted of providing material support to ISIS but received a shorter prison sentence than federal prosecutors sought before his release in 2024, according to court records.
Mohamed Jalloh, a naturalized U.S. citizen originally from Sierra Leone, entered a classroom Thursday at the Norfolk school and opened fire after confirming it was an ROTC class, killing Lt. Col. Brandon Shah, authorities said. The FBI’s Norfolk Field Office said ROTC cadets physically subdued Jalloh and ended the attack, adding that their actions "rendered [him] no longer alive."
"The horrific tragedy that occurred today on ODU’s campus never should have happened," Rep. Jennifer Kiggans, R-Va., said.
Court records show Jalloh was arrested in 2016 for providing material support to ISIS.
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Federal prosecutors sought a 20-year prison sentence, but Senior U.S. District Judge Liam O’Grady sentenced him to 132 months — roughly 11 years.
According to prosecutors, a now-deceased ISIS member overseas arranged contact between Jalloh and an individual he believed to be a fellow supporter but who was actually an FBI confidential human source. Investigators said Jalloh also traveled to Nigeria as part of the plot.
The overseas terrorist wanted an attack carried out, while Jalloh told the FBI source he decided not to renew his enlistment with the Virginia Army National Guard after listening to lectures from al Qaeda terrorist Anwar al-Awlaki, a New Mexico native against whom President Barack Obama ordered a fatal drone strike in 2011.
"The defendant was fully aware of what he was doing and the consequences of those actions. His only misgivings seemed to be a fear that he would waver at the critical moment," prosecutors wrote in a sentencing memorandum obtained by The Associated Press.
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O’Grady later handed down an 11-year sentence that included mental health treatment and substance abuse testing, according to the wire service, and Jalloh was released in 2024.
Jalloh’s release also required he have no contact with any terrorist organizations and computer monitoring during probation.
"Jalloh was sentenced in 2017 to 132 months in prison for providing material support to ISIS. The [government] had asked for a sentence of 240 months, the statutory maximum," former federal prosecutor William Shipley wrote on X. …
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