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Coeur d'Alene man pleads guilty to supporting ISIS

by KAYE THORNBRUGH
Staff Writer | October 23, 2025 10:10 AM

COEUR d’ALENE — A man accused of planning to attack a local church on behalf of ISIS last year pleaded guilty in federal court Wednesday, according to the U.S Attorney’s Office for the District of Idaho.

Alexander S. Mercurio, 20, pleaded guilty to attempting to provide material support to a designated foreign terror organization, a crime punishable by up to 20 years in prison. 

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