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 . Cornell told WXIX-TV that both he and ISIS members worked together on the terror plot involving pipe bombs and shooting people outdoors . He also told the station that he planned to kill government officials in retaliation for U.S. strikes on the militant organization . The FBI said it was investigating whether there were any ties between him and other militants who have been arrested or are believed to be plotting attacks against American targets.
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 . Cornell told WXIX-TV that both he and ISIS members worked together on the terror plot involving pipe bombs and shooting people outdoors . 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 '