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3 Lansing residents arrested for planning to join ISIS

Posted at 8:32 PM, Jan 22, 2019
and last updated 2019-01-22 22:58:31-05

LANSING, Mich. — Three people from Lansing are in police custody Tuesday night after being accused of planning to join a terrorist organization.

Prosecutors say the group was trying to fly to Somalia to join ISIS.

They were arrested on Monday.

Investigators say they pledged themselves to ISIS through recorded videos.

All three people face up to 20 years in federal prison.

We will keep you updated on this case as we learn more.