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Update: ABC 17 reports Hester was sentenced to 19 years and 8 months in federal prison.
Original story: Sentencing was scheduled for Wednesday afternoon for a Columbia man who wanted to help ISIS with a terrorist attack.
Robert Hester pleaded guilty last September to attempted support of a terrorist organization. He admitted he picked up supplies and mapped out ideas for an attack in Kansas City in 2017. He was actually working with undercover FBI agents.
Prosecutors are recommending Hester serve 20 years in prison.
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