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United States v. Xavier Pelkey

Status: Xavier Pelkey: Sentenced, November 6, 2023

District
District of Maine
Docket number
1:26-cr-00066
Group named in DOJ releases
ISIS
Statutes
Not stated in DOJ release
First DOJ release
April 7, 2023

Primary Sources

  1. Waterville Man Faces Up to 15 Years for Conspiring to Provide Material Support to Terrorists, U.S. Attorney's Office, District of Maine, April 7, 2023
  2. Man Sentenced to 15 Years for Conspiring to Provide Material Support to Terrorists, Office of Public Affairs, November 6, 2023
  3. Xavier Pelkey Sentenced to 15 Years for Conspiring to Provide Material Support to Terrorists, U.S. Attorney's Office, District of Maine, November 6, 2023

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

Xavier Pelkey

Status
Sentenced (DOJ release, November 6, 2023)
From the DOJ release:
U.S. District Judge Lance E. Walker sentenced Xavier Pelkey , 20, to 15 years in federal prison followed by 20 years of supervised release.
Age
19 (per DOJ release of April 7, 2023)
Charges as described by DOJ
conspiracy to provide material support to terrorists in support of ISIS
Charged or arrested
Before coverage period or not stated
Plea or verdict
April 7, 2023
Sentencing
November 6, 2023
Sentence
15 years in federal prison followed by 20 years of supervised release (DOJ, November 6, 2023)
Court docket
1:26-cr-00066. Last filing September 1, 2026 (CourtListener)

Cite: Middle East Forum, Islamist Terrorism Prosecutions, "United States v. Xavier Pelkey," accessed October 13, 2026, https://cases.meforum.org/case/us-v-pelkey-2023/