Ashton Hamed Ellaboudy has been charged with attempting to provide material support or resources to the Houthis after he allegedly purchased precursor chemicals and other material commonly used in building homemade explosive devices.
(The Center Square) - A 51-year-old Department of Energy employee from Richland, Wash., was arrested Thursday and charged with attempting to provide material support and resources to the Houthis, according to the U.S. Department of Justice.
A Richland, Washington man was arrested and charged Thursday morning with attempting to provide material support for the Houthis, a terrorist organization based in Yemen.
DOE electrical engineer Ashton Hamed Ellaboudy, 51, of Richland, Washington, was arrested Thursday on a charge of attempted material support to the Houthis and faces up to 20 years.
An employee for the Department of Energy was charged with allegedly attempting to provide material support or resources to the Houthis, the Department of Justice announced on Thursday. Ashton Hamed Ellaboudy, a 51-year-old resident of Richland, Washington, is accused of helping the foreign terrorist…
Ashton Hamed Ellaboudy allegedly used his electrical engineering expertise in an attempt to aid Houthi communications, drones and homemade explosives production.
