A Kirkland man charged with making repeated threats on Facebook to kill white police officers in Ferguson, Mo., including former FPD officer Darren Wilson, was found guilty of one count of making an interstate threat and has been sentenced to time served.
Jaleel Tariq Abdul-Jabbaar will be under supervision for three years, which will include monitoring of his Internet activity. He was arrested by the Federal Bureau of Investigation in December after making the comments starting in August, when Wilson shot and killed 18-year-old Michael Brown on Aug. 9. Wilson recently stepped down from his position after a Grand Jury declined to indict him on charges of manslaughter.
Abdul-Jabbaar came to the attention of the FBI’s International Terrorism squad when he allegedly called for killing cops on his Facebook account. A Philadelphia native, Abdul-Jabbaar also lived in Michigan and claimed on his Facebook page to have just moved into a Kirkland apartment. Investigators were able to confirm his residence through the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development, from which he receives subsidized housing benefits.
Facebook records show that he allegedly attempted to acquire a handgun in late October despite being a convicted felon for unlawful possession of a firearm in 2009. The conviction stemmed from a shooting arising from a domestic violence incident with his friend’s sister, according to the prosecutors. He was also convicted on drug charges.