MINNEAPOLIS — A federal judge will render criminal sentences Tuesday for two Illinois men who bombed Bloomington's Dar al-Farooq Islamic Center in 2017, then aided prosecutors in convicting their militia leader.
Michael McWhorter, 33, and Joe Morris, 26, both face mandatory-minimum sentences of 35 years in prison after pleading guilty to a series of federal felonies. The crime spree of the "White Rabbits 3 Percent Illinois Patriot Freedom Fighters" included robbing a Wal-Mart with airsoft guns, trying to extort the Canadian railroad, home invasions and attempting to firebomb a women's health clinic in Champaign, Ill.
Attorneys for McWhorter and Morris are both asking U.S. District Judge Donovan Frank for 10-year sentences, citing their critical testimony against Emily Claire Hari—the mastermind of the terror spree who was sentenced to 53 years in prison last year.
