Maine ISIS Follower Gets 15 Years in Prison for Conspiracy to Bomb Chicago Mosque

Federal authorities say Xavier Pelkey, 20, and two minors planned to carry out the attack using homemade explosive devices.

The U.S. Department of Justice in Washington on June 20, 2023. Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images

A federal judge sentenced a Maine man to 15 years in prison for conspiring to help two minors bomb a Shia mosque in Chicago in 2022.

U.S. District Judge Lance Walker also sentenced Xavier Pelkey, 20, of Waterville, Maine, to complete 20 years of supervised release after his prison term.