Terrence Joseph McNeil is an admitted ISIS supporter from Akron, Ohio, who distributed ISIS kill lists on U.S. soldiers. McNeil was arrested in November 2015. According to authorities, McNeil suborned the murder of U.S. military members via social media by posting names, addresses, and pictures of approximately 100 members of the U.S. armed forces. In April 2017, McNeil pled guilty to five counts of solicitation to commit a crime of violence and five counts of making threatening interstate communications. He faces between 15 to 20 years in prison.

McNeil had no criminal record prior to his arrest, but had a history of issuing threats online. McNeil operated Facebook, Twitter, and Tumblr accounts which were removed due to the violent nature of his feed.

In late 2015, before his arrest, McNeil released the personal identifying information of U.S. officials on his social media accounts. In September, for example, McNeil posted a file on Tumblr titled “Islamic State Hacking Division,” which included the names and addresses of members of the U.S. armed forces described as “Target: United States Military.” The following month, he posted on Twitter and Tumblr the name and address of the Navy Seal who allegedly killed Osama bin Laden.

In this novel case, FBI agent Stephen Anthony said, “While we aggressively defend First Amendment rights, [Terrence McNeil] went far beyond free speech by reposting names and addresses of 100 U.S. service members, all with the intent to have them killed.”

After his November 12, 2015, arrest on one charge of solicitation of a crime of violence, McNeil was charged in December 2015 on three further counts of solicitation of a crime of violence and three counts of threatening military personnel. McNeil originally rejected a plea deal in favor of going to trial. In April 2017, however, as part of a plea deal, McNeil pled guilty to five counts of solicitation to commit a crime of violence and five counts of making threatening interstate communications. He was sentenced to 15 to 20 years in prison.