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The first officer eventually lost his right eye as a result of the attack. When Bahnasawy was restrained, a note was found in his sock that read, “This is a terrorist attack for the Islamic State.” A pledge of allegiance to the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS) was also found taped to the inside of a locker door in Bahnasawy’s prison cell. Today, Bahnasawy pleaded guilty to multiple counts of assault, assault with intent to commit murder and possession of contraband inside a prison, as well as providing material support
to ISIS, a designated foreign terrorist organization. At the time of the attacks at USP Allenwood, Bahnasawy was serving a sentence for his role in plotting a mass-casualty terrorist attack in New York City on behalf of ISIS. announcement Inmate Pleads Guilty to Assault on Corrections Officers Tuesday, November 4, 2025 Share Facebook X LinkedIn Email For Immediate Release Office of Public Affairs Abdulrahman El Bahnasawy Committed Assault While Serving Sentence for Plotting a Terrorist Attack on New York City The U.S. Joyce prosecuted this case.The maximum penalty under federal law for these
offenses is 130 years of imprisonment, a term of supervised release following imprisonment, and a fine.A sentence following a finding of guilt is imposed by the Judge after consideration of the applicable federal sentencing statutes and the Federal Sentencing Guidelines. Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania and the National Security Division of the Justice Department announced today that Abdulrahman El Bahnasawy, 27, of Ontario, Canada, pleaded guilty to offenses related to a 2020 attack on correctional officers at the United State Penitentiary Allenwood.According to United States Attorney Brian D. Bahnasawy, a then-20-year-old Canadian citizen