The justice department says an Ohio man who plotted an attack on the synagogue has pleaded guilty federal prosecutors say a man who plotted an attack on the Toledo area synagogue has pleaded guilty to related charges Damon Joseph also known as a dollar a Li use of was arrested in December twenty eighteen authorities say he was inspired by a gunman who killed eleven people at a Pittsburgh synagogue six weeks before his arrest he pleaded guilty to attempting to provide material support for the Islamic state terrorist group and attempting to commit a hate crime prosecutors say the twenty three year old drew attention after posting photos of weapons and vows of support for ISIS on social media the plot was uncovered during Joseph's conversations with undercover FBI agents I Walter Ratliff