Alfie Coleman, 22, from Great Notley in Essex, is jailed for preparing terrorist acts after being caught by MI5 in an undercover sting. Multiple outlets report that Coleman planned a mass gun attack and was found guilty following a trial process that includes an April guilty verdict and a later retrial, with sentencing at London’s Old Bailey. Several reports say the case involved Coleman’s attempts to acquire firearms and ammunition as part of his plan, and he is described as having been involved with extreme right-wing and neo-Nazi ideology. The Independent and other newspapers also describe the investigation as beginning with undercover work that identified and stopped the plot before it could be carried out. The court sentences Coleman to a prison term of about 13 to 13-and-a-half years, depending on how outlets round the figure. One outlet adds that Coleman had engaged with online extremist material as a teenager, and another says he idolised a previous extremist offender. Another outlet reports the defendant appears emotional in court as the judge delivers the sentence.
Essex neo-Nazi Alfie Coleman jailed for plotting mass gun attack after MI5 sting
Alfie Coleman, 22, from Great Notley in Essex, is jailed for preparing terrorist acts after being caught by MI5 in an undercover sting. Multiple outlets report that Coleman planned a mass gun attack a...
- Alfie Coleman, 22, from Great Notley in Essex, is sentenced to about 13 to 13½ years for preparing terrorist acts.
- MI5 catches Coleman in an undercover sting linked to a planned mass gun attack.
- Coleman is found guilty at the Old Bailey after an April guilty verdict and a subsequent retrial.
- Reports state Coleman was involved with neo-Nazi and extreme right-wing materials and online content before the plot.
- Some coverage says the plot included attempts to obtain a firearm and ammunition as part of the planned attack.
Alfie Coleman was 14 when he first began to trawl the internet for extreme right-wing material.
3 months agoAlfie Coleman was 14 when he first began to trawl the internet for extreme right-wing material.
3 months agoAlfie Coleman, 22, was found guilty of preparing for terrorist acts and has been jailed for 13 and a half years following an MI5 undercover sting
3 months agoAlfie Coleman was found guilty of preparing for terrorist acts and has been jailed for 13 and a half years
3 months agoAlfie Coleman, 22, is sentenced at the Old Bailey after being found guilty in April.
3 months agoAlfie Coleman, 22, from Great Notley in Essex, was found guilty of preparing for terrorist acts after an Old Bailey retrial.
3 months agoAlfie Coleman was 14 when he first began to trawl the internet for extreme right-wing material.
3 months agoAlfie Coleman was caught by MI5 in an undercover sting
3 months agoAlfie Coleman, 22, appeared tearful and wiped his eyes with a tissue as the judge made his remarks
3 months agoYoung neo-Nazi Alfie Coleman, 22, was caught by MI5 as a teenager while he was planning a mass gun attack
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