Judgement published on JERSEYMAN sentenced for offences under the Terrorism (Jersey) Law 2002

ON 23 AUGUST 2024, Daniel McMillan (“the Defendant”) appeared before the JERSEY ROYAL Court to be sentenced for offences under the Terrorism (Jersey) Law 2002, one count of using threatening words, two counts of making indecent images of children and one count of making prohibited images of children and, finally, one count of unlawful sexual intercourse with a 15-year-old female.

ON THE 7 FEBRUARY 2025, the Jersey Royal Court recorded its judgment –

• https://www.jerseylaw.je/judgments/unreported/Pages/[2025]JRC040.aspx

AS PART OF THE JUDGEMENT THE FOLLOWING WAS RECORDED:-

1. Although the Attorney General had recommended an order in the form that the Court ultimately made, he provided an assessment as to the appropriate sentence of imprisonment, were the Court minded imposing such a sentence. 
2. The Crown, in those circumstances, proposed that:-
1. The terrorism offences be dealt with concurrently with a total of 5 years imprisonment from an 8-year starting point and
2. That the prohibited images and illegal images of children be also dealt with concurrently with a total sentence of 12 months imprisonment consecutive to the sentence under the terrorism offences, making a total of 6 years imprisonment. 
3. No separate penalty was sought concerning the unlawful sexual intercourse.  We did not impose such sentences but recorded them for future reference.

SOME BACKGROUND AS REPORTED IN THE NEWS

1. Daniel Michael McMillan, a 27-year-old from Jersey, was sentenced by Jersey's Royal Court after pleading guilty to terrorism offences under the Terrorism (Jersey) Law 2002.
2. He was involved in plotting a mass killing at Les Quennevais School, where he was a former pupil. McMillan's plan included
1. Using a homemade flamethrower and
2. An axe,
3. With clothing designed to obscure his identity.
3. He was in the advanced stages of preparation when he was arrested in January 2023. During the investigation, police found various items in his bedroom, including
1. A pressure washer,
2. Butane and propane gas canisters,
3. An axe, rope, liquid containers, and
4. Piping
4. Additionally, McMillan was found to possess indecent images of children and was guilty of unlawful sexual intercourse  
5. McMillan
1. Was detained indefinitely under the Mental Health Law and will be treated at a secure facility  
2. Received a 10-year restraining order preventing him from entering school and nursery premises in Jersey and will be on the Sex Offenders' Register for a decade

References

• Man (27) detained to a mental health facility for school killings plot https://www.channel103.com/news/jersey/man-27-detained-to-mental-health-facility-for-terrorism-offences/
• Man who planned terrorist attack on Les Quennevais school to be ... https://www.itv.com/news/channel/2024-08-23/man-who-planned-terrorist-attack-on-school-detained-in-mental-health-facility
• Man detained after planning mass killing at Jersey school - https://gsy.bailiwickexpress.com/gsy/news/man-detained-after-planning-mass-killing-local-school/?t=i
• SENTENCING - https://www.jerseylaw.je/judgments/unreported/Pages/[2025]JRC040.aspx