CINCINNATI – A 20-year-old man was arrested for a plot to attack the U.S. Capitol and kill government officials, federal officials announced Wednesday.
Christopher Lee Cornell, 20, of Green Township, Ohio, was charged in a criminal complaint with attempting to kill officers and employees of the United States and possession of a firearm in furtherance of a crime of violence, according to the U.S. Justice Department.
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Cornell was taken into custody today by the FBI Joint Terrorism Task Force.