Teen Pleads Guilty to Plotting Terror Attack at Texas Mall
This 2018 booking file photo provided by the Collin County District Attorney's office in Texas shows Matin Azizi-Yarand, a teenager from Plano, Texas, who has been charged with criminal solicitation of capital murder and making a terroristic threat. Collin County District Attorney's office via AP, File
DALLAS—A suburban Dallas teenager has pleaded guilty to plotting an ISIS terrorist group-inspired mass shooting at a North Texas mall.
A state judge sentenced Matin Azizi-Yarand to 20 years in prison on April 8 for solicitation of capital murder and making a terroristic threat, state and federal prosecutors announced. The 18-year-old is eligible for parole after serving 10 years.
