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United States v. Sheikhdoon Abdullahi Mohamud

Status: Sheikhdoon Abdullahi Mohamud: Charged, October 7, 2026

District
District of Minnesota
Docket number
Not matched
Group named in DOJ releases
ISIS
Statutes
Not stated in DOJ release
First DOJ release
October 7, 2026

Primary Sources

  1. Man Arrested and Charged for Role in Plotting to Conduct a Mass-Shooting Event in Support of ISIS at the Mall of America, Office of Public Affairs, October 7, 2026 (also issued by U.S. Attorney's Office, District of Minnesota)

Status and dates follow these DOJ releases. Docket details from CourtListener (RECAP).

Sheikhdoon Abdullahi Mohamud

Status
Charged (DOJ release, October 7, 2026)
From the DOJ release:
“As alleged in the criminal complaint, Mohamud took substantial steps to plot to murder innocent people in the name of ISIS,” said United States Attorney Daniel N. Rosen for the District of Minnesota.
Age
18 (per DOJ release of October 7, 2026)
Charges as described by DOJ
knowingly receiving a firearm and ammunition in order to commit a federal crime of terrorism in support of ISIS
Charged or arrested
October 7, 2026

Cite: Middle East Forum, Islamist Terrorism Prosecutions, "United States v. Sheikhdoon Abdullahi Mohamud," accessed October 13, 2026, https://cases.meforum.org/case/us-v-mohamud-2026/