Christopher Lee Cornell , 20 , also known as Raheel Mahrus Ubaydah , is charged with plotting to kill a government official . He called a local police station from his Kentucky jail and confessed to being a supporter of the Islamic State group . He also told the police that he planned to kill government officials in retaliation for U.S. strikes on the militant organization . He allegedly planned to detonate pipe bombs in the Capitol before setting fire on fleeing government employees sometime in December 2015 . FBI says Cornell first gained their attention when he wrote online in support of ISIS and violent ' jihad '
Christopher Lee Cornell , 20 , also known as Raheel Mahrus Ubaydah , is charged with attempting to kill a government official . He called a local news station from his Kentucky jail and confessed to being a supporter of the Islamic State group . He also told the station that he planned to kill government officials in retaliation for U.S. strikes on the militant organization . He allegedly planned to detonate pipe bombs in the Capitol before opening fire on fleeing government employees sometime in December 2015 . FBI says Cornell first caught their attention when he wrote online in support of ISIS and violent 'jihad '