FBI thwarts an alleged ISIS-inspired plot to bomb New York Capitol

Jessica Bowie, 35, is accused of telling a confidential source with the FBI that she supported ISIS and asking for help learning to make explosives.

A woman has been charged with providing support to a terrorist group after she was accused of plotting an ISIS-inspired attack on the New York Capitol in Albany, federal officials said Thursday.

Jessica Bowie, 35, of Albany, is alleged to have told a confidential source that she supported the Islamic State militant group, commonly known as ISIS, and asked for help learning to make explosives, according to a criminal complaint filed in U.S. District Court for the Northern District of New York.

She was arrested Wednesday by the FBI’s Joint Terrorism Task Force in Albany, First Assistant U.S. Attorney John A. Sarcone told reporters Thursday.

Bowie is expected in court Thursday afternoon on a single charge of attempting to provide material support to a designated foreign terrorist organization.

According to the complaint, Bowie converted to Islam five years ago, became radicalized online and created several social media accounts using an honorific Islamic name. She appeared to have created multiple accounts, because they were “frequently suspended by providers for violating their terms of use,” the complaint says.