Missouri Muslim GUILTY in plotting Islamic terror attack on Kansas City that would have been ’10 times’ as deadly as the Boston bombings, saying U.S. government should be “overthrown”
Why is it that millions of converts to Islam “misunderstand” Islam in the exactly the same way? Who are the true misunderstanders – Islamic apologists or true Muslims?
Army drop-out who converted to Islam is charged with plotting ISIS terror attack on Kansas City that would have been ’10 times’ as deadly as the Boston bombings
Robert Lorenzo Hester Jr., 25, was arrested in Columbia, Missouri on Friday
He is accused of plotting Kansas City attack with FBI agents posing as terrorists
Spoke with undercover agents over Facebook and encrypted text messages
He allegedly bought them roof nails and batteries to build bombs for the attack
Hester, who spent one year in the army, allegedly said he wanted to ‘overthrow’ the US
In Facebook posts he describes wanting to fight for ‘Allah and Islam’
Hester was thrown out of the army in 2012 for violating rules during combat training
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KFVS) – A Missouri man pleaded guilty to trying to provide material support to people he believed were members of the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham.
They were actually undercover law enforcement.
Robert Lorenzo Hester, Jr., 28, pleaded guilty on Monday, September 23.
Hester has been in federal custody since his arrest in February 2017. He is a U.S. citizen and was enlisted in the U.S. Army for less than a year, receiving a general discharge from service in mid-2013.
By pleading guilty, Hester admitted that from October 2016 to February 2017, he tried to provide material support to ISIS, knowing that it was a designated foreign terrorist organization that engages in terrorist activity.
According to the plea agreement, multiple confidential sources reported to the FBI that Hester had posted a variety of material on multiple social media accounts. He said he had converted to Islam, expressed animus toward the United States and posted photos of weapons and the ISIS flag, among other material.
In order to assess whether Hester was a security threat, the FBI began investigating, starting with an examination of whether and to what extent he would engage directly online with confidential sources working for the FBI, and later with FBI employees working undercover.
FBI employees working undercover communicated with Hester via social media, texting and personal meetings on several occasions.
They say he would say the U.S. government should be “overthrown” and he suggested “hitting” the government “hard,” while noting that it would not be “a one man job.”
Hester identified categories of potential targets for attack, including “oil production,” “military bases,” “federal places,” “government officials” and “Wall Street.”
Robert Hester Jr (above with his two young children) was arrested for plotting a terrorist attack on Kansas City, Missouri
He specified that “[a]ny government building in DC would get attention of everyone.” He said he wanted a “global jihad.”
Citing his brief enlistment in the Army, Hester also claimed proficiency with “assault weapons” and said that his favorite firearm was the AK-47 rifle. He talked about the perceived ease in which one could gain access to a military base.
According to investigators, Hester had a willingness to act on the statements he made online. An undercover FBI employee talking to him offered an in-person meeting with a like-minded “brother.” Hester agreed to meet and did meet on several occasions with a person who was described as, and Hester believed was, a terrorist operative. In reality, the person was an undercover employee of the FBI.
In the meetings, the FBI undercover made clear to Hester that the undercover was representing a foreign terrorist organization, ISIS, and that the undercover was planning an attack that would involve multiple operatives, deploy bombs and guns and result in mass casualties.
Hester indicated through his statements and actions that he was ready and willing to participate and assist in the “plot.”
At the undercover FBI’s request, Hester collected items he was told would be used as bomb components, including boxes of roofing nails. The undercover made clear to Hester that the nails’ purpose was to maximize the number of casualties.
In addition, investigators say Hester did not hesitate when the undercover showed him a cache of three machine guns and two handguns that would be used in the “attack,” and two pipes that would be used to make the “bombs.” In the days after seeing the items, which were in the rear compartment of the undercover’s SUV, investigators say Hester gave information on storage units that could be used to hold the weapons and agreed to get more supplies.
Under the terms of the plea agreement, Hester could face a sentence of 20 years in federal prison, which is the maximum penalty. He may not seek a sentence below 15 years’ imprisonment.
A sentencing hearing will be scheduled after a presentence investigation is completed by the United States Probation Office.
This case is being prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorneys Brian P. Casey and David Raskin and Trial Attorney Jennifer Levy of the National Security Division’s Counterterrorism Section. It was investigated by the FBI.
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James Linsley
4 years ago
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Dennis
4 years ago
When answering the first two questions raised in this
article, I believe a reasonable answer is that the philosophy that constitutes
the belief system that is Islam is so flawed and poisonous that those lost
souls who adopt it can easily become radicalized. Obviously, those people who
convert to Islam are to begin with without reason and are desperate for meaning
in their lost lives. Unfortunately, they find their salvation in the radical
nonsense promoted by the Islamic belief system. Accepting the promotion of
Jihad is clearly not meritorious, but that is what that belief system offers
those who are lost. The belief system has a history of conflict with those who
do not accept the belief system, but the free world has forgotten that the only
way to discourage those from accepting the Islamic nonsense is to actively
denounce it wherever it is promoted, and as a result of that failure among
others, we are faced with lunes who will commit horrible acts promoted by the
inane Islamic books and their so-called leaders. Until we call out the belief
system for what it really stands for, these events will continue.
An unstable, disgruntled person is attracted to Islam.
This new convert must have issues in the Amy to be discharged in less than a year…..
Normal people are not attracted to it once they dig into it and see what it is all about.
I couldn’t agree more that we need to call out Islam for what it is.
I think I understand your point, but still don’t agree overall. There are quiet patriots working hard to keep the traditions and values alive in all branches. It’s just that the scumbags get all the press…anything to undermine ANYTHING American… don’t give up the ship, so to speak!!!
MuhamMUDTheFakeProphet
4 years ago
Why would a muslum want to overthrow the US government? If they’re not on the take to islamic petr0dollars I don’t know who is.
felix1999
4 years ago
Hester has been in federal custody since his arrest in February 2017. He is a U.S. citizen and was enlisted in the U.S. Army for less than a year, receiving a general discharge from service in mid-2013.
How can you get a general discharge for serving less than a year?
Hey liberals – NO GUNS involved!!!! BOMBS KILL TOO and your MUSLIM PETS are on a murder spree.
Still no ISLAM criticism by liberals, DEMS and RINOS….. WHAT DOES IT TAKE???????
once again your vote can decide which way America will be heading after the 2020 elections.with the democRATS or communism you can kiss your ass goodbye you will have no guns no hamburgers and no life you are being warned now as to what they want to do –they are telling you with the other mob at least you will have a job and prosperity
On one of the enemedia stations in the USA on 9-11 they had a muslum propagandist stating that 9-11 was a response by “the oppressed to their oppressors”.
YOUR FEDERAL AND STATE TAXES AT WORK, FUNDING THE TREASONOUS U.S. JIHAD LOTTERY
edbo
4 years ago
Muzscums suk!
jerrys
4 years ago
Poor Hester, he was set up and railroaded. Roofing nails! He just wanted to go into the roofing business. Since he converted to islam and has been going to mosques to hear how he should be a good citizen, pay tax’s. work for a living and help old Jewish ladies safely cross the street.
Stephen Honig
4 years ago
He should drop dead!
Marshall Gill
4 years ago
What makes a person convert to a woman hating death cult? It is one thing to be born inbred and inside the culture of submission but quite another to have been born free and willingly submit to ignorant animals.
Good idea, Achmed but, in my method, just wanted to give the “gentleman” a better, more fulfilling ‘transition’ to hell. Simply hanging the lad, denies everyone the show the wood chipper would provide.
Hi, santashandler. A “stump hanging” involves a bit more …. it’s when one’s testicles are nailed to a stump and they’re pushed over backwards. There is a variation where they’re handed a knife and given a ten second warning prior to pushing over the stump.
Ah, well, that might have to supersede the wood chipper, then. Perhaps, a hybrid of the two? Wood chipper up to the legs, then, stump hanging for dessert?
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