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Called to Fight
Mukhtar M. Ibrahim

Suspect in Twitter threats expected to plead guilty

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A Minneapolis man accused of threatening federal agents via Twitter is expected to take a plea deal Tuesday morning.

Khaalid Adam Abdulkadir, whose trial was set to start Tuesday, will plead guilty to a misdemeanor, said Abdulkadir's father, Adam Aded.

Aded said his son will be released to a home detention where he will have the opportunity to go back to school and work.

"As a father, I'm happy with the deal," Aded said. "I welcome the option the government gave us."

Prosecutors say Abdulkadir took his anger to Twitter after authorities arrested his friend, Abdirizak Warsame, in December for plotting to join ISIS in Syria.

Abdulkadir was arrested on Dec. 11, after he allegedly posted tweets that said he was going to kill FBI agents for taking away his brothers.

"They will find on the floor body's dropping fast #kill them FBI," read one of his tweets.

The posts were deleted less than 30 minutes later.

But before Abdulkadir had the chance to delete what he'd posted on Dec. 9, the FBI was on it. Agents had been tipped off by an informant and obtained screenshots of the tweets, according to the criminal complaint detailing charges against him.

Abdulkadir's case is similar to the case of another Somali-American, Mahamed Said, who also tweeted that he would "whack," "kill" and "massacre" the person responsible for charging six of his friends on the same day in April last year over conspiring to join ISIS.

Said pleaded guilty in October to a misdemeanor charge.