American officials remain completely uninterested in the recurring phenomenon of converts to Islam falling into what those officials generally insist is a perversion of the true, peaceful Islam. Why do so many converts get the idea that their new religion calls for treason and mass murder? No one seems to care to find the answer to that question.
“Detroit terror suspect strikes deal in federal court,” by Robert Snell, Detroit News, March 30, 2017:
Detroit — A Detroit man accused of plotting jihad on behalf of the Islamic State accepted a plea deal with federal prosecutors Thursday and could spend up to five years in prison.
Sebastian Gregerson admitted he acquired a fragmentation grenade last summer from an undercover FBI employee, a crime because the grenade was an unregistered destructive device.
“I am guilty of that count,” Gregerson, 30, told U.S. District Judge Arthur Tarnow.
The charge is a 10-year felony, but Gregerson could spend half as much time in federal prison under terms of the plea deal. Tarnow will sentence Gregerson, aka Abdurrahman Bin Mikaayl, June 30.
In court filings, prosecutors allege Gregerson acquired the grenades and other weapons in preparation for an attack in support of the Islamic State.
Gregerson’s sentencing guideline range is 37-46 months in federal prison and the plea deal caps the potential sentence at 60 months. The guidelines are advisory and Tarnow can go above or below the range.
Under the plea deal, Gregerson also could be sentenced to three years of supervised release – the federal version of parole. And his computer and internet access would be restricted for three years.
Gregerson, wearing handcuffs and ankle chains and dressed in a khaki prison uniform, was stoic during the plea hearing but smiled at his wife and father, who sat in the courtroom gallery.
His father waved away reporters who approached for comment….
The FBI believes Gregerson was plotting violent jihad with a radical former imam and was part of a broader-based group of like-minded supporters in Maryland, according to court records and prosecutors.
Gregerson converted to Islam after high school and worked as an hourly Target employee. He amassed an armory of weapons that were purchased, in part, by the former Maryland imam, Suleiman Bengharsa, according to sealed federal court records obtained by The Detroit News.
The armory also included AK-47s, handguns, rifles, a shotgun and thousands of rounds of ammunition….
Separately, Gregerson was indicted Dec. 14 in a Virginia federal court and accused of conspiring to illegally purchase firearms through a straw buyer.
He is expected to plead guilty to a charge in that case, which will be transferred to federal court in Detroit, his lawyer David Tholen said.
The plea hearing Thursday was scheduled eight months after Gregerson was arrested in Monroe after allegedly buying fragmentation grenades from an undercover FBI agent.
Gregerson arrived with a handgun that he planned on trading for five fragmentation grenades, court records show….
mortimer says
JIHAD IS NORMATIVE ISLAM, rather than a ‘PERVERSION’.
Wilful ignorance of the JIHAD DOCTRINE, TAQIYYA DOCTRINE and KAFIR DOCTRINE will not change the OBLIGATION that all Muslims have to FIGHT (q-t-l) and KILL (q-t-l) the DIRTY KUFAAR.
Whilst ALL Muslims are commanded to HATE and SHOW HOSTILITY towards the DIRTY KUFFAR, there will be NO CHANGE in the situation.
Since Islamic doctrine is ‘perfect and eternal’, it CANNOT be changed, so we must instead completely DEPROGRAM MUSLIMS RIGHT OUT OF ISLAM.
THAT is the ONLY solution.
John A. Marre says
In a sane society the one who converts to this horrible death pact would be expelled from the country or placed in jail for life.
Jeanette says
Execute them or drop them into the Middle East.
But do not force the already strapped middle class of America to support them for another 20 or 40 years.
Vyx says
Locally he’s being portrayed as a simple “military and gun enthusiast.”
RIiiight.
Walter Sieruk says
This Muslim who is also a jihadist who was scheming a murderous Islamic terror attack against his home nation[ the USA] is a traitor to this country as well as a extremely dangerous man . This jihadist,Sebastian Gergerson , with his violent and murdering intentions is one of the many heinous fruits of Islam In his irrational delusional Islamic quest of hideous violence he might .very much , have had the deluded Islamic mindset dying in a jihad suicide/homicide attack . In this Islamic way of thinking he is so deluded that he would view such a deadly and demonic jihad attack as a “martyrdom operation .” So since this Islamic terror attack would have occurred in America it’s very appropriate to site two of America’s Founding Fathe’s in their wisdom.
Therefore, concerning the subject of Islamic suicide/homicide – bombers /attackers: They are so thoroughly brainwashed and deluded that they actually think of their murderous actions as “martyrdom operations.” This jihad evil and madness is based on the Koranic doctrine, 9:111. , of a far-fetched and nonsensical doctrine of a sex- filled paradise with many virgins, hours, in it for the use only the jihadist/Muslim male who dies as a “martyr” fighting for the cause of Islam. This weird religious/Islamic teaching is found contained the Koran in 44:56. .55:56. 78:31. This bizarre and odd, irrational Koranic doctrine is not open, to the jihadist, to inquiry, questioning. logic or reason. So this blind unreasoning kind of “faith” in the Koran is a reminder that Thomas Jefferson had written. “Man, once surrendering his reason, has no remaining guard against absurdities the most monstrous, and like a ship without a rudder, is the sport of every wind. With such persons, gullibility, which they call faith, takes helm from the hand of reason and the mind becomes a wreck.” Likewise, Benjamin Franklin had printed in POOR RICHARD’S ALMANACK something which may apply to this topic. For Mr. Franklin had printed “The way to see by faith is to shut the eye of reason.”
Walter Sieruk says
First, this may serve and an example of the demonic dangerous and deadly influence of Islam on a man. For this jihad-minded Muslim, Sebastian Gregerson, as far a anyone so far knows was a non-violent , peaceful man before he embraced Islam as his religion.
Second, this should also serve as reminder that as Americans we need to and must remember that for the United States to continue as a great power in the world in spite of the current threats of the Islamic terrorism by jihadist /Muslim terrorists who are operatives of ISIS, Al Qaeda and other jihadists of other similar jihad terror entities. Americans then should have Vigilance, Conviction and, of course, Fortitude. As one of the signers of the Declaration of Independence had declared “Let the eye of vigilance never be closed.” and “A conviction that we are right accomplishes half the difficulty of correcting wrong.” Likewise, Mr. Jefferson had also stated “Fortitude…teaches us to meet and surmount difficulties; not to fly from them.” So in other words we , as Americans ,should have learned keep moving on strongly with Vigilance, Conviction and Fortitude.
mortimer says
Another Anglo-Celtic KILLER-ZOMBIE JIHADIST who BELIEVES IN THE 72 VIRGINS.
He must be an Islamophobic racist who perverts Islam. (sarc/off)
No…wait… he must be mentally ill… yeah… that’s it. (sarc/off)
mortimer says
“Turhibunna” (terrorize them) – Koran 8.60
The Koran is considered ‘perfect, complete and eternal’. Muslims are eternally obliged to terrorize.
Jeanette says
Maybe he likes raping little boys, acceptable behavior for a Muslim man.
Chris in Texas says
They get those in paradise too…immortal youths 52:24 ….pedos in paradise ? What do you expect in a cult invented
by a Pedophile rapist murdererous thief like Mohammad ?
DFD says
“…Why do so many converts get the idea that their new religion calls for treason and mass murder? No one seems to care to find the answer to that question. …”
– “I know, I know!” (Hey, my arm is up and I’m snipping with my fingers to get attention).
– “They read the small print in the Quran! There, **that** is the answer and the explanation!”
DFD says
PS: Errrr, weekend is coming up and I am having one of these days – or fits. Whatever.
Singh the Sikh says
And in prison he will be free to pray, and scheme and plot the murder of infidels. He will be in good company among fellow jihadists. Besides disinterest in why converts develop a sudden blood-lust, authorities seem least concerned about jihadist activities in prisons. One Australian prison is all but taken over:
http://www.news.com.au/news/inside-australias-supermosque-prison-where-guards-fear-radical-muslims-are-plotting-terrorist-acts/news-story/a83bbc4be2840f735ec212f2978b307d
Baucent says
“Why do so many converts get the idea that their new religion calls for treason and mass murder?”
Now that’s a good question worthy of deeper study. I wonder how many universities would support a phD doctorate study into it?
Chris Malan says
I’ve seen few white westerners who converted to Islam. They were all a bit more than slightly cuckoo. Just the desire for a westerner to do so should raise a red flag.
Angemon says
*gasp*
I’m shocked, SHOCKED!!!!!
Jeanette says
…. still searching for my smelling salts!
Florida Jim says
Muslims try to enter every country as immigrants only to at once begin their building of Mosques to preach hatred as they teach their three year-olds in Africa. They never assimilate, they always plot to overthrow any other religion and there are many enclaves in America here are a few to mull about:
http://www.meforum.org/2686/muslim-enclaves-usa
Michigan Minnesota, New York, California, Texas, Louisiana, Wisconsin,Illinois, Iowa, Missouri, Pennsylvania, Maine, Vermont, Oregon, Washington and Washington D.C. among many, many others. Before we awaken the python of Islam will have started to swallow us never to stop once begun.
Democrats support these nasty people and also homosexuals who are sworn enemies of Islam Democrats care only for votes and the resulting murders will be blamed on others.
Jeanette says
Democrats support the liberal globalist elites, who are using Muslims as the first wave of world depopulation. This must start in the West, since the West is the only real stumbling block against their plan.
Thus, Democrats support Muslims UNCONDITIONALLY.
Which means they are complicit in all the modern murders, rapes, kidnappings, maimings, etc. If we ever begin to get this under control, they should be tried alongside their Muslim buddies.
solange silverman says
For many, I believe that conversion to Islam gives them the go ahead to do the things not deemed acceptable by Western society. Therefore, they are drawn to it. Many born into it are able to do the same. Islam allows a man to do pretty much whatever he wants, as long as it can be justified by the koran or by sharia, and I can’t think of any crime that is not covered by this.
Truth says
police should flog him, on TV