During the investigation, undercover FBI employees posing as Islamic State operatives met with Hester on numerous occasions. At their request, he allegedly bought items that he believed were to be used in constructing bombs, including nails to cause maximum casualties.<\/p>\n
He was arrested Friday after a final meeting with an undercover FBI employee he believed to be an Islamic State sympathizer, according to court documents.<\/p>\n
Hester allegedly predicted that Monday was \u201cgoing to be a good day for Muslims worldwide\u201d and that it felt \u201cgood to help strike back at the true terrorist.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
The article originally called him a “veteran”, but that’s true only the most remote sense of the term;<\/p>\n
He joined the U.S. Army in 2012 and completed basic combat training, but during advanced training he was cited for violating numerous Army regulations and received a general discharge in mid-2013.<\/p>\n
An Army spokeswoman said that general discharges are typically for \u201cservice members whose service is satisfactory, but involved situations where the soldier\u2019s conduct and\/or performance of duty were not so meritorious to warrant an honorable discharge.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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