article_snippet.sent: A 23-year-old resident of Columbus, Ohio, who trained with a group affiliated with al Qaeda has been arrested and charged with plotting an attack on American soil, the Justice Department revealed today.
article_snippet.sent: The 23-year-old returned to the United States in June 2014 with a plot to attack a military base or a correctional facility, targeting people in uniform, according to court documents. '
article_snippet.sent: The first two counts, providing material support to terrorists and providing material support to a designated foreign terrorist organization are each crimes punishable by up to 15 years in prison.
article_snippet.sent: Making false statements involving international terrorism carries a maximum sentence of eight years in prison.
highlights_snippet.sent: Was instructed by cleric to return to US and carry out terror attack .
  
highlights_snippet.sent: If convicted in federal case, the 3-year-old could face up to 40 years in prison .