According to federal prosecutors, Jalloh pleaded guilty in 2016 to attempting to provide material support to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), also known as ISIS.
Court documents say Jalloh became radicalized after consuming extremist propaganda, including lectures from al-Qaeda-linked cleric Anwar al-Awlaki. He told an FBI confidential informant that he had considered carrying out an attack in the United States and believed such operations were “the right thing.”
Federal investigators said Jalloh met twice in 2016 with a person he believed was helping him coordinate with ISIS but who was actually an FBI confidential source. During those meetings, he discussed potential attack timelines — suggesting the Islamic holy month of Ramadan as an ideal time — and praised past attacks on U.S. military targets, including the November 2009 attack at Fort Hood that killed 13 people and wounded 32 others.
Prosecutors said he also transferred $500 in cash to what he believed was an ISIS contact, but the recipient was an undercover FBI employee.
Authorities said Jalloh had previously traveled to Libya, where he met individuals linked to ISIS and attempted to connect with the group before returning to the United States.
Jalloh was arrested in connection with this incident on July 3, 2016. He pleaded guilty that year, and in October 2017, he was sentenced to 11 years in federal prison followed by five years of supervised release, the FBI said.
Prosecutors recommended he serve 20 years in prison.
Court records, however, show Jalloh was released from prison in December 2024, ABC News reports. It is not uncommon for inmates in the federal prison system to be released before serving their full term, but it was not immediately known why Jalloh was released in this instance.
Multiple sources report that Mohamed Jalloh carried out a shooting at ODU on Thursday that killed 1 person and injured 2 others. The shooter is dead, officials said.
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So this was 100% preventable