As reports trickled in stating ISIS had been thoroughly rooted-out of Mosul, news broke late yesterday of a disturbing arrest over the weekend. After over a year of FBI surveillance, U.S. Army soldier Ikaika Kang was arrested by an FBI SWAT team Saturday night on terror charges associated with allegedly trying to provide material support to ISIS:

A criminal complaint filed Monday in the U.S. District Court for the District of Hawaii alleges that Kang swore allegiance to ISIS, attempted to provide military documents to ISIS, and attempted to provide training to the terrorist organization.

Arrested soldier pledged allegiance to Islamic State, wanted purchase drone to use against US forces, FBI says.https://t.co/xvTk8HmNpG

— The Washington Times (@WashTimes) July 11, 2017

Here’s what we know so far:

• Ikaika Kang is 34 years old
• He is a 2001 graduate of Kaiser High School in Honolulu

PHOTOS: Ikaika Erik Kang, the Schofield soldier & Kaiser High School graduate arrested on suspicion supporting ISIS. https://t.co/wuJ0lWy0d4 pic.twitter.com/KWjkJpThG9

— Hawaii News Now (@HawaiiNewsNow) July 11, 2017

• Kang enlisted in the U.S. Army following 9/11 and served tours in both Afghanistan (2013) and Iraq (2010)
• Kang was on active duty with the 25th Infantry Division at Schofield Barracks
• He received numerous medals during service including:
• Army Commendation Medal
  Army Achievement Medal
  Army Good Conduct Medal (4th Award)
  National Defense Service Medal
  Afghanistan Campaign Medal
  Iraq Campaign Medal
  Korea Defense Service Medal
  Humanitarian Service Medal
  And, ironically, the Global War on Terrorism Service Medal
• Kang currently works as an air traffic control operator at Wheeler Army Airfield
• He was under investigation by the U.S. Army and the FBI for over a year

Ikaika Kang reportedly told an undercover FBI agent that he wanted to "kill a bunch of people." https://t.co/PiK2MELjbF pic.twitter.com/qMsz489EbM

— Lynn Kawano (@LynnKawano) July 11, 2017

• In an interview, Kang’s father, a Vietnam veteran, said Ikaika began studying Islam a couple of years ago during one of his deployments

Father of Hawaii soldier arrested for alleged ties to the Islamic State: 'I'm just in shock' https://t.co/2OGlPMhU90 #HNN pic.twitter.com/8s73AtOyQx

— Hawaii News Now (@HawaiiNewsNow) July 11, 2017

• Kang was arrested late Saturday night by an FBI SWAT team at the Schofield Barracks in Honolulu, Hawaii
• He is charged with providing material support to ISIS, including trying to provide ISIS a drone

DETAILS: FBI alleges Kang trafficked in classified documents, made training videos and bought drone for ISIS, swore loyalty to al-Baghdadi. https://t.co/pJApJBzWgf

— Alex Johnson (@MAlexJohnson) July 11, 2017

• Kang reportedly made pro-ISIS statements while at work and on post, sympathized with the Orlando jihadist, and believed in the mass killing of Jews

Yikes! Ikaika Kang had made statements threatening to kill fellow US soldiers going back to 2012, clearance pulled! https://t.co/o2DNJerFH9 pic.twitter.com/zKmnC2P114

— Patrick Poole (@pspoole) July 11, 2017

• Kang is now in federal custody and appeared in court Monday afternoon
• His criminal complaint can be read here

Meanwhile, while his arrest is disturbing, Kang is not the first to be busted for conspiring with ISIS:

Earlier this year, former Virginia National Guardsman Mohamed Jalloh was sentenced to 11 years in prison for plotting to help ISIS by possibly launching a Fort-Hood style attack. Jalloh had served in the Virginia National Guard from 2009 to 2015. He was arrested in 2016 as part of an FBI sting operation.

Last September, Illinois National Guard Specialist Hasan Edmonds received a 30-year prison sentence after pleading guilty to conspiring to provide material support to ISIS. Hasan and his cousin had plotted to attack the National Guard Armory in Joliet, Illinois, with rifles and grenades.

Just as despicable as Kang.

Kang sounds like he loves America as much as that other, more famous son of #Hawaii, #BarackObama. #RadicalIslam #RadicalIslamicTerrorism

— PaulFrantizek (@FrantizekPaul) July 10, 2017

Indeed.

So what is Kang facing should he be found guilty? Well, if he’s charged with violations of 18 U.S. Code § 2339A and/or 18 U.S. Code § 2339B, the sentence could be imprisonment for 15-20 years and/or a fine. If the violation resulted in the death of an innocent(s), the term could be life. Not nearly harsh enough, in my humble opinion. And I’m not alone in that sentiment:

Another example of treasonous conduct prosecuted under other laws because there is no declared war against ISIS https://t.co/gYzMz1Dm6d

— Richard W. Painter (@RWPUSA) July 11, 2017

Following a ruling of “guilty,” of course, were it up to me—and Mr. Kang is lucky it’s not—I’d form an arse-kicking line filled with his fellow soldiers, followed by a hangman’s noose. And no, it’s not “islamaphobic,” it’s deserved punishment for treason.

While the credibility of the FBI has taken a browbeating as of late, most recently following the incompetence, and possible law-breaking, of its former director James Comey, this is a win for both the agency and for America. Here’s hoping prosecutors throw the book at this “soldier” and, if found guilty, that he receives the stiffest sentence possible. And here’s also hoping he never encounters another president like Barack Obama who recklessly releases enemies of America, the security of her people be damned.