Cole Bridges, a former , U. S.  , Army man, was sentenced to 14 years in prison on Friday for his attempt to provide , aid to the , Islamic State, even known as , ISIS, Gothamist reported.
Prosecutors contend Bridges not merely suggested potential target in , New York City, but that he used his military training to integrate an , ISIS , strike on , U. S.  , troops stationed in the , Middle East, the statement said.
The man Bridges spoke to, but, was an undercover , FBI , agent, never an , ISIS , follower, as Bridges originally thought.
Bridges, 24, pleaded guilty last year to claims of attempting to provide material aid to a foreign terrorist business and attempting to murder , U. S.  , service people, the statement said.
” Today’s sentence makes clear that this office — along with our partners in law enforcement and the , U. S.  , military — will work tirelessly to bring to justice those who, like Bridges, seek to harm members of our armed forces” , , Damien Williams,  , U. S.  , attorney for the , Southern District , of , New York , said in a statement.
According to the store, Bridges landed on the , FBI’s sensor after the organization uncovered social media posts and online queries appearing to support , ISIS. An undercover agent began communicating with Bridges in 2020, posing as a female , ISIS , admirer.
Bridges was likewise handed an additional 10 years of supervised launch, the report said.
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