Maine Man Sentenced to 15 Years for Mosque Attack Plot

Maine Man Sentenced to 15 Years for Mosque Attack Plot
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BANGOR, Maine—A 19-year-old from Maine who the FBI says built homemade explosives and plotted to attack a mosque in the name of the ISIS terrorist group was sentenced Monday to 15 years in prison.

Xavier Pelkey, of Waterville, entered an agreement with prosecutors in April in which he pleaded guilty to providing material support to terrorists while a second charge was dropped.