Bowling Green man found guilty on multiple charges related to terrorism
LOUISVILLE, Ky. – A Bowling Green man has been found guilty of several terrorism charges. After a seven-day trial, a federal jury found Mirsad Hariz Adem Ramic, 34, of Bowling Green guilty of providing material support to the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS), conspiring to provide material support to ISIS and receiving military type training from ISIS, according... A federal jury has found Mirsad Hariz Adem Ramic, a 34-year-old man from Bowling Green, Kentucky, guilty of providing material support to the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS), conspiring to provide support to ISIS, receiving military training from ISIS. Ramic and two others planned their departure from the United States from Istanbul, Turkey in June 2014, before crossing into Syria and joining ISIS. After joining ISIS, Ramic attended an ISIS training camp and received military-style training. He is scheduled to be sentenced on September 24, 2024.
Published : 10 months ago by WNKY Staff in General
LOUISVILLE, Ky. – A Bowling Green man has been found guilty of several terrorism charges.
After a seven-day trial, a federal jury found Mirsad Hariz Adem Ramic, 34, of Bowling Green guilty of providing material support to the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS), conspiring to provide material support to ISIS and receiving military type training from ISIS, according to the United States Attorney’s Office, Western District of Kentucky.
According to public filings and the evidence presented at trial, on June 3, 2014, Ramic and two other people planned their departure from the United States, arriving separately in Istanbul, Turkey, abandoning the rest of their purchased travel itineraries to buy tickets to fly to Gaziantep, Turkey. Gaziantep is located near the Turkey-Syrian border, and from there, Ramic and the two co-conspirators crossed into Syria and joined ISIS.
In addition, officials say evidence at the trial established that after joining ISIS, Ramic attended an ISIS training camp and received military-style training.
A picture of Ramic, posted on social media, showed him, among other things, wearing camouflage and standing in front of a truck outfitted with an anti-aircraft gun and the ISIS flag, according to officials.
After joining ISIS, officials say Ramic and the other “co-conspirators” stayed in contact and spoke about his use of “an anti-aircraft weapon to shoot at planes,” as well as jihad, martyrdom and fighting for ISIS.
Ramic, a dual U.S.-Bosnian citizen, joined an ISIS fighting unit comprised primarily of Bosnian foreign fighters and participated in ISIS’s offensive in Kobane, Syria, according to the release.
Ramic has been in federal custody since December 2021, after being deported to the United States from Turkey.
Ramic is scheduled to be sentenced before chief judge Greg Stivers on September 24, 2024. Ramic faces a statutory maximum penalty of 50 years in prison, a fine of $750,000, and term of supervised release up to life. T
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