Federal grand jury indicts U.S. soldier on terrorism charges
COURTESY U.S. ATTORNEY / FBI COURT FILINGS
These are video screenshots submitted as evidence of Sgt. 1st Class Ikaika Kang allegedly pledging allegiance to ISIS. Kang kisses the lslamic State Flag and puts it up to his forehead.
BRUCE ASATO / JUNE 10
Clifford Kang, father of soldier Ikaika E. Kang, poses with photo of his son in Kailua, Hawaii.
ASSOCIATED PRESS / JULY 10
Birney Bervar, center, addresses reporters outside the federal courthouse in Honolulu. Bervar was appointed the attorney for Ikaika Kang, a 34-year-old active duty soldier, who was indicted today.
A federal grand jury in Hawaii has indicted a U.S. soldier for attempting to provide material support to the Islamic State group.
Army Sgt. 1st Class Ikaika Kang was indicted Friday after he was arrested by an FBI SWAT team on July 8. Kang was ordered held without bail.
Because of the indictment, Kang will no longer have a preliminary hearing that was scheduled for Monday.
Kang’s court-appointed attorney Birney Bervar said after his detention hearing that he will ask for a mental health evaluation.
Bervar said his client may suffer from service-related mental health issues of which the government was aware but neglected to treat.
The FBI said in their criminal complaint that Kang wanted to commit a mass shooting after pledging allegiance to the Islamic State group.
