Sep 5, 2026 · 14 min
Campus attack exposes gaps in terrorism monitoring
How A Terror Suspect Was Allowed Back On A College Campus
The episode examines how a convicted ISIS supporter returned to a university campus, revealing failures in information sharing, admissions screening, and post-release oversight.
- 1Mohammed Baylor Jalo’s terrorism conviction did not reach Old Dominion University before his readmission.
- 2The attack killed an Army ROTC instructor and injured two cadets after Jalo entered the ROTC office.
- 3Sarah Adams connects the case to broader concerns about released ISIS-linked offenders and online radicalization.
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Sarah Adams recounts how Jalo entered the ROTC office, identified it, invoked an Islamic phrase, and opened fire.
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Former CIA targeting officer Sarah Adams examines the Old Dominion University attack, where a convicted ISIS supporter returned to campus despite his terrorism history.
The episode traces how gaps in Virginia admissions rules and information sharing kept the university from learning about Mohammed Baylor Jalo’s conviction before his readmission.
Jalo entered the ROTC office, identified it, invoked an Islamic phrase, and opened fire, killing an instructor and injuring two cadets before being overpowered.
Adams places the case in a broader warning: ISIS-linked offenders are leaving prison, while online radicalization and operational planning remain increasingly accessible.
The discussion ends with a central policy gap: terrorism offenders face no equivalent of a sex-offender registry, and post-release monitoring remains limited.
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