Man, 20, charged in plot to 'BOMB memorial on September 11 anniversary'
A MAN faces up to 20 years in jail after allegedly helping to plan a bomb attack on a memorial to the September 11 attacks.
Joshua Ryne Goldberg faces up to 20 years in prison if convicted
Joshua Ryne Goldberg, 20, has been arrested and charged with distributing information relating to explosives, destructive devices and weapons of mass destruction.
Goldberg reportedly began talking online with an FBI informer in July – and gave them information on how to build a bomb with a pressure cooker, nails and rat poison.
He also instructed the informer to place the bomb at an event commemorating the 14th anniversary of 9/11 in Kansas City, Missouri today, it is alleged.
In a message sent on August 27, he apparently wrote: "Put the backpack near the crowd. But make sure it's in a place where the [police] won't think anything of it."
He was reportedly traced after tweets about a shooting in Texas in May
According to court documents, he was traced after tweets about an Islamic State-inspired shooting in Texas in May earlier this year.
Two armed men were shot dead after opening fire at the controversial event, which featured cartoon depictions of the Prophet Muhammad.
He allegedly tweeted: "I have a vast network of mujahideen around the world, and will continue to inspire and coordinate jihad attacks around the world."
Goldberg – of Orange Park, Florida – could spent two decades behind bars if convicted.