Former British, now stateless ISIL terrorist and drug dealer
Alexanda Amon Kotey
Kotey in custody of the US Marshals Service
Born
(1983-12-13) 13 December 1983 (age 40)[1]
Westminster, London, England
Other names
Jihadi George
Citizenship
Stateless person (since 2018) British (revoked 2018)
Occupation(s)
Drug dealer, terrorist
Years active
2012–2015
Organization
The Beatles cell
Children
2
Allegiance
Islamic State
Conviction(s)
Hostage taking resulting in death (18 U.S.C. § 1203) (4 counts)
Conspiracy to commit hostage taking resulting in death (18 U.S.C. § 1203)
Conspiracy to murder United States citizens abroad (18 U.S.C. §2339B)
Conspiracy to provide material support to terrorists (18 U.S.C. § 2339A)
Providing material support to a designated foreign terrorist organization (18 U.S.C. § 2339B)
Criminal penalty
Eight concurrent life sentences without the possibility of parole
Imprisoned at
ADX Florence, Colorado, US FBP Register #11685-509
Alexanda Amon Kotey (born 13 December 1983), known as Jihadi George,[2] is a stateless former British citizen, drug dealer, and member of the Beatles cell serving life in prison at the ADX Florence supermax prison in Colorado for providing material support to the Islamic State and hostage taking resulting in death.[3] Kotey has denied being a member of the "Beatles" but has admitted to serving in the Islamic State in Syria.[4][5] He is serving eight concurrent life sentences without the possibility of parole.
Active in the Islamic State until 2015, Kotey was captured by the Syrian Democratic Forces attempting to enter Turkey while fleeing from the collapse of the Islamic State in Syria.[6][7][8] He has been designated a terrorist by the United States and identified in the media as one of the four "Jihadi Beatles" who took part in atrocities in the Syrian Civil War.[9]
^"Counter Terrorism Designations". Treasury.gov. Retrieved 29 October 2022.
^"Witnesses describe hostages' despair at Brit's terror trial". Associated Press. 6 April 2022.
^"A Man Pleads Guilty in Islamic State Beheadings of U.S. Hostages". NPR. 2 September 2021.
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^"Another Islamic State jailer who held Western hostages identified as Londoner". The Washington Post. 7 February 2008.
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^"ISIS Accomplice Of "Jihadi John" Named As "Quiet And Humble" Londoner". BuzzFeed News. 8 February 2008.
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