California man accused of ISIS terror plot with ex-Navy sailor to blow up Special Forces issues pitiful statement

A California man arrested for allegedly plotting an ISIS-linked attack against Special Forces operatives has claimed through his attorney he was a normal man looking to become a civil engineer.

Elias Shamsaldeen, 21, of Porterville, California, was arrested along with co-defendants Bisaam Ghafoor, 21, of Leawood, Kansas, and Bereen Dzayee, 25, of Lakeside near San...