TOPEKA -The Fort Riley bomb plot suspect is expected to appear in Federal Court Tuesday morning.

John T. Booker, 20, of Topeka is expected to make his initial appearance in court
at 9:30 a.m. at the Federal Court House in Kansas City, Kansas.

According to a press release from Jim Cross, Public information officer for U.S. Attorney Barry Grissom, Booker’s appearance is expected to be brief and the purpose is to inform the defendant of the charges in the grand jury indictment returned last week.

Booker was indicted on one count of attempting to use a weapon of mass destruction (explosives), one count of attempting to damage property by means of an explosive and one count of attempting to provide material support to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), which is a foreign terrorist organization.

If convicted, Booker would face a maximum penalty of life in prison.