(AP) A Connecticut man who pleaded guilty to planning to fight for the Islamic State group in Syria was sentenced to 12 years in prison on a terrorism charge Thursday, a lighter punishment than what had been sought by prosecutors who called him a danger to society.
A judge imposed the punishment on Kevin McCormick, 30, a former Hamden resident, in federal court in Bridgeport, Connecticut, where the U.S. attorney’s office called for a 20-year prison term. Judge Kari Dooley also ordered that McCormick be placed on supervised release with GPS monitoring for the rest of his life after the time behind bars.
“His desire to fight for a violent foreign terrorist organization and kill people, and his multiple attempts to travel to the Middle East to carry out that desire, show that he poses a grave threat,” Assistant U.S. Attorney Neeraj Patel wrote in the government’s sentencing recommendation.
