Erick Jamal Hendricks arrested for recruiting ISIS cell

| August 5, 2016

Erick Jamal Hendricks

Devtun sends us a link to the story of the arrest of Erick Jamal Hendricks who was trying to recruit a cell of terrorists in North Carolina

The Justice Department said Hendricks, 35, used social media in his attempts to recruit prospects, but instead was snagged by an undercover FBI employee.

He allegedly told one prospective recruit that he wanted to create a sleeper cell for attacks in the United States, according to the complaint.

Potential targets included military members whose information had been released by IS and the woman who organized the “Draw Prophet Mohammad contest,” it alleged.

According to the Charlotte Observer, Hendricks told his FBI informant friends that he had land in Arkansas where he could train prospective terrorists to fight against the police. He also tried to buy some AK-47s from the informants.

Until being charged Thursday with providing material support to a foreign terrorist organization, a crime that carries a sentence up to 15 years, Hendricks only had minor traffic infractions on his record.

It’s also reported that he had no connections to any Mosques or Islamic Centers in the area. He notably had connections to Elton Simpson and Nadir Hamid Soofi who orchestrated the attack in Garland, Texas that ultimately cost them their worthless lives.

Category: Terror War

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USMCMSgt (Ret)

What? He’s not a veteran with history of deployment and some sort of specialized weapons training?

//sarc/

Hack Stone

Recruiters, the unsung backbone of the military. They have the first phase of the pipeline in place with the ISIS Recruiters, where are the ISIS Drill Instructors? When they graduate, do they all go down to the ISIS PX and purchase all of that sweet ISIS swag, like the shiny satin jackets, t-shirts and coffee mugs?

nbcguy54ACTUAL

What happens when they don’t “make mission”?

Do they get sent to the Suicide Bomber unit instead??

Casey

Gamer Who Joined ISIS Has Terrible Kill-To-Death Ratio

http://www.duffelblog.com/2015/01/gamer-isis-syria-iraq/

Silentium Est Aureum

But, Sergeant Shaheed! Will I have to go fight for the great caliphate? I just want money for goats and college!

Yef

And WTH is a FBI employee? Someone who works for the FBI but is not an agent?

Ex-PH2

OK, stop the giggling! ISIS has taken 3,000 fleeing Iraqis prisoner and executed some of them. Read the article. This doofus can take his terrorista cell over there, can’t he?

http://www.reuters.com/article/us-mideast-crisis-iraq-capture-idUSKCN10G0PT

So his planned career as a bank robber and carjacker didn’t work out. He at least tried an alternative.

B Woodman

Muzzies killing muzzies. And your point is?

Ex-PH2

I just thought he might want to expand his horizon over there. 😉

B Woodman

I wonder what his political affiliation is. . . . Bet’cha dollars to doughnuts it ain’t Republican conservative. Anyone wanna take me up on that bet?

2/17 Air Cav

I would like to know what contingency plan the FBI has at the ready for the day these knuckleheads stop using FB.

Ex-PH2

Heretic! Why would the dopes do that? It would make sense!

ex-OS2

No Facebook, what the fuck will they do?

77 11C20

We have been very lucky so far. Thank God they seem to only recruit the dullest bulbs so far.

Sparks

“Hey guys let’s start a gang to kill and destroy!”

“Okay, so how to we start? How bout we go to the seamy side of town and look for recruits?”

“No, no way! I know, let’s get on Facebook and tell our story!”

“Way cool! Never thought of that. Then only people like us will Friend us. You da man Jamal.”

And the FBI is always watching. Thankfully.

Dustoff

The Observer, or “Disturber” as we call it in my neck of the woods is a left wing rag. I’m surprised that even reported this.

Tony180a

Enjoy the slammer shitbag! You are a NO GO at the trade craft station!!