COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – An Ohio man charged with plotting to kill military members in the U.S. after receiving overseas training is scheduled to be sentenced.
Abdirahman Sheik Mohamud (ab-dee-RAH’-mahn shayk moh-HAH’-mud) is set to be sentenced Friday morning in federal court in Columbus.
Mohamud’s attorney argues a lengthy prison term isn’t necessary.
Attorney Sam Shamansky says the 25-year-old Mohamud recruited others when he returned home before recognizing “the immoral and illegal nature of terrorist ideology.”
Court documents unsealed earlier this summer show Mohamud pleaded guilty almost two years ago to terrorism charges.