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 Christopher Cornell, 20, of Cincinnati, was arrested on Wednesday.
He researched the construction of pipe bombs, purchased a
semi-automatic rifle and 600 rounds of ammunition and made plans to
travel to Washington to carry out the plot, according to an FBI
informant's legal testimony.
U.S. prosecutors said Cornell should remain behind bars until his
trial because of the serious nature of the plot. U.S. Magistrate
Judge Stephanie Bowman granted their request to deny bail in a
hearing that lasted less than 15 minutes.
Lawyers for Cornell were seeking his release on bond saying he had
not been in trouble before, did not have a passport and did not pose
a flight risk. They proposed that he be sent to the home of his
parents and electronically monitored.
 Court documents showed that Cornell indicated on Twitter that he
supported the Islamic State group under the alias Raheel Mahrus
Ubaydah.
According to the documents, Cornell indicated to an FBI informant
that "he considered the members of Congress as enemies and that he
intended to conduct an attack on the U.S. Capitol in Washington,
D.C."
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Cornell has been charged in a federal court in Ohio with attempting
to kill a U.S. government officer and possession of a firearm in
furtherance of an attempted crime of violence.
(This story has been refiled to correct day of arrest in second
paragraph to Wednesday)
(Writing by Jon Herskovitz in Austin, Texas; Editing by Doina Chiacu
and Eric Walsh)
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