Sicarius McGrath turned his life around after a string of convictions for violence and intimidation, as well as putting guns on the streets
An ex-gang boss who was jailed for his role in setting up an illegal gun factory has claimed he wanted to carry out a terrorist attack upon his release. Sicarius McGrath, once described as a 'monumental risk to the public' before turning his life around, was involved in gang violence from the mid-1990s until 2016. In 2007, while locked up at HMP Forest Bank, the 43-year-old converted to Islam and became affiliated to a gang named after the terrorist network Al-Qaeda.
So it was pubs and bars because I didn't like people who drink, I didn't like drugs so it fitted into my narrative. These are the people I despise the most so these are the people I want to target. When I was released in 2009, I was still intent on doing it, I was still wanting to do it, I was still aspiring to carry out an attack. 'I tried to contact someone who was well known and has been convicted of terrorism, but nobody got back to me.
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