A federal grand jury in Hawaii has indicted a U.S. soldier on charges of attempting to provide material support to the Islamic State group.Â
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Army Sgt. 1st Class Ikaika Kang was indicted Friday after he was arrested by an FBI SWAT team July 8. Kang was ordered held without bail.
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Because of the indictment, Kang will no longer have a preliminary hearing that was scheduled for Monday.
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Kang’s court-appointed attorney Birney Bervar said after his detention hearing that he will ask for a mental health evaluation.
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Bervar said his client may suffer from service-related mental health issues of which the government was aware but neglected to treat.
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The FBI said in their criminal complaint that Kang wanted to commit a mass shooting after pledging allegiance to the Islamic State group. [Read More]
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