Prosecutors: US Capitol attack plotter kept trying to incite

Published November 24, 2016

FILE – This July 29, 2016, file booking photo made available by the Boone County Jail in Burlington, Ky., shows Christopher Lee Cornell of Green Township in suburban Cincinnati. Federal authorities say Cornell, who plotted to attack the U.S. Capitol during President Barack Obama's 2015 State of the Union address, kept trying from behind bars to incite others to violence in support of the Islamic State. Prosecutors describe Cornell’s “post-arrest conduct and misconduct” as unusual in a sentencing memorandum filed ahead of a Dec. 5, 2016, sentencing hearing. They want a judge to sentence him to 30 years in prison after he pleaded guilty earlier in 2016 to three charges. (Boone County Jail via AP, File) (The Associated Press)

Federal authorities say an Ohio man who plotted to attack the U.S. Capitol during President Barack Obama's 2015 State of the Union address kept trying from behind bars to incite others to violence in support of the Islamic State.

Prosecutors describe 22-year-old Christopher Lee Cornell's "post-arrest conduct and misconduct" as unusual in a sentencing memorandum filed this week ahead of a Dec. 5 sentencing hearing. They want a judge to sentence him to 30 years in prison after he pleaded guilty earlier this year to three charges.

Cornell's attorneys will state their recommendations on sentencing later. Attorney Martin Pinales (PIN'-el-is) says the case is "much more complex" than the prosecution outlines.

The FBI arrested Cornell on Jan. 14, 2015, in a gun shop parking lot in suburban Cincinnati.

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