Colorado man pleads guilty to providing support to ISIS after travel plot
A 21-year-old Colorado resident admitted guilt to a federal charge of attempting to aid the Islamic State after planning to travel to Iraq.
In federal court in Denver, 21-year-old Davin Daniel Meyer pleaded guilty to attempting to provide material support to the Islamic State, a designated foreign terrorist organization. Judge Charlotte Sweeney confirmed his competence before accepting the plea, noting the government’s agreement to limit his prison term to ten years followed by lifetime supervised release. Meyer had been stopped at Denver International Airport after purchasing a ticket to Turkey with the intention of proceeding to Iraq to join ISIS, and investigators said he was in contact with an FBI informant posing as a recruiter.
He met the informant three times and was previously flagged for extremist video consumption and a violent threat report at age 17. The court granted him bond and scheduled sentencing for December 17. This case follows a recent conviction of another Colorado resident for a related ISIS-related offense.
Why it matters
It highlights domestic radicalization risks and law-enforcement tactics to thwart foreign terrorist recruitment.
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