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Ali Muhammed
Brown was also on a federal terrorism watch list at the time of
the killings, a prosecutor said in court on Wednesday, said a
spokeswoman for the Essex County Prosecutor’s Office in Newark.
Brown, the first defendant to face state terrorism charges in
New Jersey, was in court to be sentenced for an unrelated armed
robbery. A judge imposed 36-1/2 years in prison.
Authorities say Brown fatally shot 19-year-old Brendan Tevlin
while Tevlin was stopped at a traffic light in West Orange, New
Jersey, in 2014. Brown has been charged in that case with
murder, terrorism counts and other charges.
He has also been accused of three murders in Washington state.
Brown told investigators he carried out the killings in
retaliation for U.S. military action in the Middle East, and
described himself as a strict Muslim, according to court
documents.
In his journal, Brown said he was interested in receiving
jihadist training, prosecutors said on Wednesday.
Islamic State controls swaths of territory in Iraq and Syria.
U.S. authorities have focused in recent years on investigating
possible Islamic State-inspired plotters across the country.
The details regarding Brown's journal were first reported by the
Associated Press.
His lawyer could not be reached for comment.
(Editing by Frank McGurty and Peter Cooney)
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