Jihadist Convert Indicted

Shelton Thomas Bell
(Tampa, Florida) A 19-year-old Florida man who converted to Islam, Shelton Thomas Bell, has been accused of attempting to link up with Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) to conduct violent armed jihad.

According to the U.S. Attorney in Tampa, Bell was indicted by a grand jury on counts of conspiracy and attempting to provide material support to terrorists.

According to the indictment, Bell intended to travel to Oman before making his way overland to join Islamic fighters in Yemen; he even bought a plane ticket to Oman.

Whether it was an Israeli entry refusal stamp in his passport, or simply Jordanian officials talking with their Israeli counterparts, Bell’s journey to jihad went no further than Amman and he returned to the U.S.

If convicted, Bell faces a possible 15 years in prison on each count.

Arguably an easily-manipulated dullard, Bell astonishingly pursued violent jihad with an intervening stopover in Israel. Heh.