34-year-old Westland man charged with trying to help ISIS, owning a destructive device - WDIV ClickOnDetroit

WESTLAND, Mich. – A 34-year-old Westland antheral has been charged with trying to supply enactment to ISIS and owning a destructive device.

Officials said betwixt 2011 and October 2017, Aws Mohammed Naser, 34, of Westland, tried to supply enactment to ISIS successful the signifier of unit -- including himself -- and services.

Naser knew that ISIS was a designated violent organization, according to authorities.

He is besides accused of being successful possession of a destructive instrumentality successful October 2017.

“Terrorism poses important threats to radical surviving successful our territory and astir the world,” United States Attorney Dawn Ison said. “We volition aggressively analyse and prosecute anyone who seeks to assistance terrorists.”

Naser was charged Tuesday (Nov. 15) with attempting to supply worldly enactment to ISIS and felon successful possession of a destructive device. He faces up to 20 years successful situation for the archetypal complaint and up to 15 years successful situation for the 2nd charge.

“Today’s indictment serves to punctual others what tin hap if they effort to supply assistance to a overseas violent organization,” said James A. Tarasca, peculiar cause successful complaint of the FBI’s Detroit tract office.

Arraignment is scheduled for 1 p.m. Tuesday astatine the national courthouse successful Detroit.

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