Two men from north suburban Zion were arrested Wednesday on a federal complaint charging them with conspiring to provide material support to ISIS.
Jones, also known as Yusuf Abdulhaqq, 35, and Edward Schimenti, also known as Abdul Wali, 35, were set to make initial appearances before the U.S. Magistrate Judge M. David Weisman in Chicago on Wednesday afternoon.
Under a pseudonym, Jones allegedly published a series of pro-ISIS posts, as well as a "46-page traveler's guide to the Islamic State".
Jones, who went by "Yusuf Abdulhaqq", and Schimenti, who went by "Abdul Wali", allegedly met two undercover Federal Bureau of Investigation agents and the informant in the fall of 2015.
Jones and Schimenti furnished last month several phones, believed to be used to detonate explosive devices in ISIS attacks; and gave the devices to the cooperating source, who the men believed was traveling to Syria to fight with ISIS.
Authorities executed a search warrant at Jones' residence in Zion, Ill., after the arrest. Prosecutors say Jones and Schimenti are both USA citizens who pledged their allegiance to ISIS and advocated frequently on social media for violent extremism. The complaint also alleges they drove the source to O'Hare Airport on April 7 "with the understanding that the source would be traveling to Syria to fight with ISIS".
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"Drench that land with they (sic) blood, " Schimenti allegedly urged the informant, before parting company.
The complaint and arrests were announced by Acting Assistant Attorney General for National Security Mary B. McCord, Acting U.S. Attorney Joel R. Levin for the Northern District of IL and Special Agent in Charge Michael J. Anderson of the FBI's Chicago Office.
On or around February 24, Schimenti and Jones allegedly met for a training session, according to the complaint, during which Schimenti said he had previously told Jones, "Man you know I'm all big, fat...[recording unintelligible].but inshallah [God willing] the brothers will just have me be the one to cut the neck", adding, "You gotta be able to hand-to-hand". They purport to depict Jones and Schimenti holding ISIS flags.
A complaint is not evidence of guilt. Under his own name, he posted a series of endorsements of terrorist groups, including ISIS and Boko Haram, prosecutors say.
If convicted, the two would face a maximum prison term of 20 years.
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