The US Department of Justice said on Friday: Cole Bridgesalso known as Cole Gonzalez, 24, will be subject to supervised release for 10 years.
Bridges, who was a private first class at the time of his arrest in 2021, was accused of “providing military advice and instructions on how his fellow soldiers could kill individuals who he believed were part of the… ISIS“.
And Bridges, who joined US Army In 2019, he pleaded guilty to terrorism charges in June 2023.
The ministry said that before joining the organization, he began searching for and following online propaganda “that promotes extremists and their violent ideology, and began to express his support for ISIS and jihad on social media platforms.”
