Man charged with backing Islamic State faces trial in June
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}The son of a Boston police captain charged with plotting a terrorist attack on a college campus to support the Islamic State group heads to trial next year.
A federal judge last week scheduled 25-year-old Alexander Ciccolo's (chih-KOH'-lohz) trial to start June 18.
Ciccolo, of Adams, was arrested in July 2015 after receiving guns from a federal informant. Prosecutors say he planned to detonate homemade bombs similar to the pressure cooker bombs used in the 2013 Boston Marathon attack.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}He pleaded not guilty to charges including attempting to provide material support to a foreign terrorist organization.
Ciccolo's attorney has said in court filings the government's plan to hide the identities of witnesses has hampered his ability to build a defense.
Ciccolo's mother has said her son "would not hurt a fly."