ISIS
United States v. Benjamin Carpenter
Status: Benjamin Carpenter: Sentenced, July 17, 2024
- District
- Eastern District of Tennessee
- Docket number
- Not matched
- Group named in DOJ releases
- ISIS
- Statutes
- 18 U.S.C. § 2339B
- First DOJ release
- October 20, 2023
Primary Sources
- Federal Jury Convicts Tennessee Man of Terrorism Charge, Office of Public Affairs, October 20, 2023
- Federal Jury Convicts Knoxville Man Of Terrorism Charge, U.S. Attorney's Office, Eastern District of Tennessee, October 20, 2023
- Tennessee Man Sentenced to 20 Years in Prison for Attempting to Provide Material Support to ISIS, Office of Public Affairs, July 17, 2024
- Knoxville Man Sentenced To 20 Years For Attempting To Provide Material Support To ISIS, U.S. Attorney's Office, Eastern District of Tennessee, July 17, 2024
Status and dates follow these DOJ releases. Docket details from CourtListener (RECAP).
Benjamin Carpenter
- Status
- Sentenced (DOJ release, July 17, 2024)
- From the DOJ release:
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. - On July 17, 2024, Benjamin Carpenter, 34, of Knoxville, Tennessee, was sentenced to 240 months in prison by the Honorable Katherine A. Crytzer, United States District Judge, in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee at Knoxville.
- Age
- 31 (per DOJ release of October 20, 2023)
- Charges as described by DOJ
- attempting to provide material support to ISIS
- Charged or arrested
- Before coverage period or not stated
- Plea or verdict
- October 20, 2023
- Sentencing
- July 17, 2024
- Sentence
- 240 months in prison followed by 20 years supervised release (DOJ, July 17, 2024)
Cite: Middle East Forum, Islamist Terrorism Prosecutions, "United States v. Benjamin Carpenter," accessed October 13, 2026, https://cases.meforum.org/case/us-v-carpenter-2023/