| Green Township terror convict alleges misconduct, wants case thrown out |
The Green Township man serving a 30-year prison sentence for plotting to attack the U.S. Capitol is seeking to have the case thrown out and alleging prosecutorial misconduct in new court filings.
Christopher Lee Cornell, 23, argued that FBI agents targeted him because of his religious beliefs and took advantage of his “mental illness” in documents filed with the U.S. District Court in Cincinnati Wednesday. He filed the request from a federal prison in New Jersey.
FBI agents arrested Cornell in the parking lot of the Point Blank Range and Gunshop in Colerain Township in 2015 after he bought guns and ammunition. Authorities said he planned to attack the U.S. Capitol building during the 2015 State of the Union address.
After a federal judge found Cornell competent to stand trial, he pleaded guilty and was sentenced to 30 years in prison. Cornell appealed the sentence, but a judge dismissed his effort.
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