(Arizona Republic) A 35-year-old Chandler woman was arrested Wednesday at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport after attempting to send money to a member of al-Qaida, a terrorist group, for rifle scopes that would be used to “kill American soldiers,” according to a criminal complaint obtained by the Arizona Republic.
Jill Marie Jones was arrested for attempting to provide material support for the organization after she checked in for her flight to the Middle East on Wednesday, the complaint said.
Jones was in contact with two undercover FBI employees, one of whom she believed was an al-Qaida member. During her conversations with the agent in March, Jones gave them a $500 prepaid gift card that would go toward purchasing the rifle scopes, the complaint said.
