据法庭记录显示，美国公民穆罕默德·贾洛（Mohamed Jalloh）——其原籍为塞拉利昂，周四在诺福克校区的一间教室内确认是ROTC课程后开枪，杀害了布兰登·沙阿（Brandon Shah）中校——当局称。美国联邦调查局（FBI）诺福克外勤办公室表示，ROTC学员对贾洛进行了身体制服并结束了袭击，称其行动“使其不再存活”。
弗吉尼亚州共和党众议员詹妮弗·基根斯（Jennifer Kiggans）表示：“今天在ODU校园发生的可怕悲剧本不应发生。”
法庭记录显示，贾洛于2016年因向ISIS提供物质支持被捕。
联邦检察官曾寻求判处其20年监禁，但美国联邦地区高级法官利亚姆·奥格雷迪（Liam O’Grady）判处其132个月监禁——约11年。
据检察官称，一名已死亡的海外ISIS成员安排了贾洛与他认为是同支持者的人接触，但此人实际上是FBI的秘密线人。调查人员称，贾洛还为实施该阴谋前往尼日利亚。
该海外恐怖分子希望发动袭击，而贾洛告诉FBI线人，在听取了基地组织恐怖分子安瓦尔·奥拉基（Anwar al-Awlaki，新墨西哥州人，奥巴马总统2011年下令对其进行致命无人机打击）的讲座后，他决定不再续签弗吉尼亚陆军国民警卫队的入伍合同。
检察官在提交给美联社的量刑备忘录中写道：“被告完全清楚自己的所作所为及其后果。他唯一的疑虑似乎是担心自己在关键时刻会动摇。”
据美联社报道，奥格雷迪随后判处其11年徒刑，其中包括心理健康治疗和药物滥用检测，贾洛于2024年获释。
贾洛获释后需无任何与恐怖组织的接触，并在缓刑期间接受电脑监控。
前联邦检察官威廉·希普利（William Shipley）在X平台上写道：“贾洛2017年因向ISIS提供物质支持被判处132个月监禁。（政府）曾要求判处240个月，这是法定最高刑期。”
“判处减刑期的法官是弗吉尼亚东区的高级法官利亚姆·奥格雷迪，他是小布什（GWB）任命的法官。奥格雷迪法官于2020年6月宣布担任高级法官——正值新冠疫情爆发初期，这意味着特朗普总统没有机会任命他的继任者。最终，拜登提名了他的继任者——帕特里夏·贾尔斯（Patricia Giles）法官。”
希普利称，贾尔斯法官在2024年有争议地裁定，弗吉尼亚州非法在当年选举前过近时间从选民名单中剔除非公民，并下令恢复其资格。
当被问及近期一系列袭击是否表明ISIS对本土的威胁卷土重来，或之前宽松的移民政策是否起了作用时，国家反恐中心主任乔·肯特（Joe Kent）的发言人引用了肯特在伊朗行动开始后的近期评论：
“随着伊朗冲突持续发展，国家情报总监办公室（ODNI）的国家反恐中心正全天候、24小时全负荷运作。我们正在实时追踪事态发展，评估对本土的任何潜在风险，识别新兴威胁，并向白宫、执法部门和跨部门合作伙伴提供及时、可采取行动的情报，以发现和预防针对美国民众的袭击。”
肯特表示，反恐官员“高度警惕”，并专注于消除“数千名与恐怖主义有关联的人”带来的“持续”威胁，这些人“在拜登任内四年开放边境期间不受检查地涌入我国”。
“持续警惕是必须的。留意周围环境，如果发现可疑情况，立即向当地执法部门报告。我们每个人都有责任维护国家安全。”
司法部发言人告诉福克斯新闻数字版，目前“没有已知或可信的针对本土的威胁”，联邦特工“保持高度警惕状态以保障美国人安全”。
福克斯新闻数字版已就此事联系国家情报总监办公室、FBI和奥格雷迪请求置评。
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The suspect authorities say killed an ROTC instructor at Old Dominion University had previously been convicted of providing material support to ISIS but received a shorter prison sentence than federal prosecutors sought before his release in 2024, according to court records.
Mohamed Jalloh, a naturalized U.S. citizen originally from Sierra Leone, entered a classroom Thursday at the Norfolk school and opened fire after confirming it was an ROTC class, killing Lt. Col. Brandon Shah, authorities said. The FBI’s Norfolk Field Office said ROTC cadets physically subdued Jalloh and ended the attack, adding that their actions “rendered [him] no longer alive.”
“The horrific tragedy that occurred today on ODU’s campus never should have happened,” Rep. Jennifer Kiggans, R-Va., said.
Court records show Jalloh was arrested in 2016 for providing material support to ISIS.
Federal prosecutors sought a 20-year prison sentence, but Senior U.S. District Judge Liam O’Grady sentenced him to 132 months — roughly 11 years.
According to prosecutors, a now-deceased ISIS member overseas arranged contact between Jalloh and an individual he believed to be a fellow supporter but who was actually an FBI confidential human source. Investigators said Jalloh also traveled to Nigeria as part of the plot.
The overseas terrorist wanted an attack carried out, while Jalloh told the FBI source he decided not to renew his enlistment with the Virginia Army National Guard after listening to lectures from al Qaeda terrorist Anwar al-Awlaki, a New Mexico native against whom President Barack Obama ordered a fatal drone strike in 2011.
“The defendant was fully aware of what he was doing and the consequences of those actions. His only misgivings seemed to be a fear that he would waver at the critical moment,” prosecutors wrote in a sentencing memorandum obtained by The Associated Press.
O’Grady later handed down an 11-year sentence that included mental health treatment and substance abuse testing, according to the wire service, and Jalloh was released in 2024.
Jalloh’s release also required he have no contact with any terrorist organizations and computer monitoring during probation.
“Jalloh was sentenced in 2017 to 132 months in prison for providing material support to ISIS. The [government] had asked for a sentence of 240 months, the statutory maximum,” former federal prosecutor William Shipley wrote on X.
“The Judge who imposed the reduced sentence was Senior Judge Liam O’Grady, in the Eastern District of Virginia, a GWB appointee. Judge O’Grady announced he was taking Senior Status in June 2020 — right in the heart of the start of COVID, meaning there was no chance that Pres[ident] Trump would be able to get his replacement confirmed.
“[Joe Biden] ended up nominating his replacement — Judge Patricia Giles.”
Giles, he said, controversially ruled in 2024 that Virginia had illegally purged noncitizens from the voter rolls too close to that year’s election and ordered their restoration.
Asked whether the spate of recent attacks shows a resurgence of ISIS threats to the homeland or if previously lax immigration policies have played a role, a spokesperson for National Counterterrorism Center Director Joe Kent pointed to recent comments he made after the Iran mission began:
“As the Iran conflict continues to unfold, ODNI’s National Counterterrorism Center is engaged and operating at full capacity, 24/7. We are tracking developments in real time, assessing any potential risks to the homeland, identifying emerging threats and providing timely, actionable intelligence to the White House, law enforcement and interagency partners to detect and prevent attacks against the American people,” Kent said.
Kent said counterterrorism officials are “acutely aware” and focused on eliminating “persistent” threats posed by thousands of people with terror ties who “poured into our nation unchecked during four years of open borders under Biden.”
“Constant vigilance is a must. Stay aware of your surroundings, and if you see something suspicious, report it immediately to local law enforcement. Every one of us has a role to play in keeping this nation secure,” Kent said.
A DOJ spokesperson told Fox News Digital there are “no known or credible threats to the homeland” at this time and that federal agents are “maintaining a constant state of vigilance to keep Americans safe.”
Fox News Digital reached out to ODNI, the FBI and O’Grady for comment.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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