The 24-year old pleaded guilty to conspiracy to provide material support to a terrorist organization in October and was sentenced to 15 years.

Wed, May 11, 2016

A 24-year-old Jordanian-American was sentenced to 15 years for attempting to join the Islamic State.

Alaa Saadeh, was arrested in June last year in New Jersey and plead guilty to conspiracy to provide material support to a terrorist organization in October.

He was also accused of helping his brother, Nader, travel to Syria to join ISIS in May 2015.

“Saadeh didn't just plan to join ISIL, he facilitated his brother’s overseas travel and deliberately took steps to conceal the scheme from law enforcement,” State Attorney Paul Fishman said.

Watch coverage from his arrest last year:

AMERICAN SENTENCED TO 15 YEARS FOR TRYING TO JOIN ISIS