A Roanoke man could spend 20 years in prison after pleading guilty in federal court to uploading an instruction video to the internet designed to help ISIS make bombs.

ROANOKE, Va. – A judge has ruled that Romeo Langhorne, the Roanoke man accused of trying to help ISIS is competent to stand trial. Romeo Xavier Langhorne, 30, was arrested in Roanoke on Nov. 15, 2019, pursuant to a criminal complaint. He has been a follower of ISIS since 2014 and has recently publicly reaffirmed his support for the terrorist organization, investigators say. Langhorne was indicted on a charge of attempting to provide materials and resources in support of ISIS in December. During the examination, Langhorne reported that he had a history of mental illness and is not presently taking prescribed psychotropic medication.

ROANOKE, Va. – A federal judge denied bond for a 30-year-old man charged with making a video to help ISIS. On Friday in court, the judge determined that Romeo Langhorne will be sent to Jacksonville, Florida to face the charges against him. The judge deemed him a flight risk and a threat to community safety. Langhorne’s mother, Virginia, told 10 News that the allegations against her son are false and that he has suffered from mental illness for years. Lan"I don’t think that their decision was right today, because they’re putting on a trial, they’re convicting him before he’s even found guilty, " Virginia Langhorne said.

ROANOKE, Va – A local mother is defending her son after he was arrested for supporting ISIS. Virginia Langhorne said the allegations against her son are false and that he has suffered from mental illness for years. In the letter, she said it’s not true that her son, Romeo Langhorne, was trying to make a video to teach others how to make a specific explosive, for terrorist purposes in support of ISIS, as the FBI claims. Romeo Langhorne was arrested at a home on Stewart Avenue in southeast Roanoke on Friday. Langhorne’s mother also states she’s been getting calls from people in Florida saying the FBI is questioning them to build a case against her son.

FRANKLIN COUNTY, Va. – There’s a feeling of shock in a small local community after a man was arrested for trying to support ISIS. A federal criminal complaint showed Langhorne spent time in both Roanoke and Franklin County this year, after moving back to the area from St. Augustine, Florida. The complaint showed that since 2014, undercover FBI agents had been looking into his activity and had conversations with him. Federal agents said Langhorne was trying to teach others how to build explosives for potential terrorist attacks. It’s un-American, inhuman, and it’s unlawful,” said Doris Davis, who lives in Franklin County.