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Tennessee Man Charged with Aiding ISIS Just a Harmless Loser, His Lawyer Says Benjamin Alan Carpenter, dubbed “Abu Hamza,” was arrested in Knoxville, Tennessee, on March 24 after a grand jury indicted him on charges of attempting to provide material support and resources to ISIS. (Justice Department) 6 Apr 2021 Prosecutors say a Tennessee man has been helping spread Islamic State propaganda, but a defense attorney told a judge the man’s a loser who lives with his mother and isn’t a thre...

A federal magistrate judge on Monday withheld an immediate ruling on the fate of a 31-year-old Knoxville man accused of serving as an interpreter and media representative for ISIS. Benjamin Alan Carpenter, who also uses the name Abu Hamza, was arrested last week on a federal charge of attempting to provide material support and resources to the terror group. U.S. Magistrate Judge Debra Poplin is keeping him behind bars until she decides if he should be free pending trial. Carpenter has been on t...