COEUR D'ALENE, Idaho — The 18-year-old Coeur d’Alene resident accused of planning to attack local churches on behalf of ISIS is expected to stand trial in May 2025.
Alexander S. Mercurio pleaded not guilty in federal court last month to attempting to provide material support to a designated foreign terror organization. If convicted, he faces a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison and up to a lifetime of supervised release.
Federal authorities arrested Mercurio in April, the day before prosecutors believe he planned to attack people attending a church near his home in Coeur d’Alene. He allegedly planned to incapacitate people by beating them with a metal pipe, “slit their throats with a knife or a machete” and then start fires inside the church.
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