Man Charged in ISIS-Inspired Plot Found Mentally Competent

Man Charged in ISIS-Inspired Plot Found Mentally Competent
The National Harbor, a multi-use waterfront development along the Potomac River in Prince George's County, Md., and entertainment complex near Wash., on Feb. 17, 2012. Linda Davidson/The Washington Post via AP
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COLLEGE PARK, Md.—A Maryland man has become mentally competent to stand trial more than two years after he was charged with planning an ISIS-inspired attack at a shopping and entertainment complex near Washington, D.C., a federal judge ruled Tuesday.

Rondell Henry’s attorneys notified the court last Friday that he intends to pursue an insanity defense. Henry, 31, of Germantown, Maryland, was charged in 2019 with attempting to provide material support to a foreign terrorist organization, the ISIS group.