Would-Be Capitol Attacker Shouts ‘Allah Is in Control!’ in Court

Published December 5, 2016 9:08pm ET



A man sentenced to 30 years in prison Monday for plotting an ISIS-inspired assault on the U.S. Capitol defiantly shouted that Allah, not the presiding judge, was “in control” as he was escorted out of a federal district courtroom in Cincinnati.

Christopher Lee Cornell, 22, wanted to attack President Obama during the State of the Union address, court documents showed, and he pled guilty to attempted murder of U.S. officials, as well as two other offenses. U.S. District Judge Sandra Beckwith gave Cornell the maximum time prosecutors sought, casting doubt on Cornell’s expressed contrition. The Associated Press has more:

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