(Journal Sentinel) A Milwaukee man who wanted to join the Islamic State was sentenced Tuesday to seven years in federal prison.
Federal prosecutors called Jason Ludke “a true danger” and recommended a 20-year sentence followed by a lifetime of federal supervision, but his attorney called him a “lost soul” who can’t express himself well who should only do five years.
U.S. District Judge Lynn Adelman settled on the seven-year sentence, followed by 10 years of supervised release.
In their sentencing memo, prosecutors said, “Ludke agreed and intended to join and fight for ISIS, because ISIS’s goals were his goals,” and that he “believes violence is the way to bring about what he wants.”
