Jaelyn Young faces up to 20 years in prison

Vicksburg woman pleads guilty to conspiring to aiding ISIS

A Mississippi woman who once sought to disguise a journey to join the Islamic State group as her honeymoon is pleading guilty to a federal terrorism charge.Jaelyn Young, a 20-year-old originally from Vicksburg, pleaded guilty Tuesday in Aberdeen to conspiring to provide material support to a terrorist organization.Young faces up to 20 years in prison, $250,000 in fines and lifetime probation.Her fiancé, Muhammad Dakhlalla, pleaded guilty March 11 to a similar charge and awaits sentencing.Prosecutors have said Young, who converted to Islam while studying at Mississippi State University, prodded Dakhlalla into following the Islamic State group. Prosecutors said both contacted undercover FBI employees online seeking help with traveling to Syria.The couple was arrested Aug. 8 before boarding a flight from Columbus, Mississippi, with tickets for Istanbul.22758298

A Mississippi woman who once sought to disguise a journey to join the Islamic State group as her honeymoon is pleading guilty to a federal terrorism charge.

Jaelyn Young, a 20-year-old originally from Vicksburg, pleaded guilty Tuesday in Aberdeen to conspiring to provide material support to a terrorist organization.

Young faces up to 20 years in prison, $250,000 in fines and lifetime probation.

Her fiancé, Muhammad Dakhlalla, pleaded guilty March 11 to a similar charge and awaits sentencing.



Prosecutors have said Young, who converted to Islam while studying at Mississippi State University, prodded Dakhlalla into following the Islamic State group. Prosecutors said both contacted undercover FBI employees online seeking help with traveling to Syria.

The couple was arrested Aug. 8 before boarding a flight from Columbus, Mississippi, with tickets for Istanbul.







