A veteran of the U.S. air force, who was convicted for trying to join ISIS, was sentenced on Wednesday to 35 years in prison. 49-year-old Tired Drink from new Jersey was convicted of 2016 on Federal charges of attempting to provide material support to ISIS and to obstruct justice, according to the indictment the Ministry of justice. "The defendant turned his back to his country where he once served, to try to join a brutally violent terrorist organization committed to killing innocent people all over the world," said acting U.S. attorney Bridget Rohde in a statement issued on Wednesday. Prosecutors presented evidence that the former aircraft mechanic went from Egypt to Turkey in January 2015. Investigators say that the Drink was a laptop computer and four USB. He wanted to destroy their contents, that information has not got to the investigators. He was denied entry, and the Turkish authorities returned him to Egypt. Foreign government officials Drink quickly deported to the U.S., where the FBI watched him, partly relying on the hidden secret employee, who was faced with a Drink at the international airport John F. Kennedy in new York, according to the Ministry of justice. Pugh was arrested January 16, 2015 in Asbury Park, new Jersey. Prosecutors also claimed that investigators found a letter on the computer Drink, it was said that he wanted to "use the talents and skills given to me by Allah for the creation and protection of Islamic States". According to the Ministry of justice, Pew, converted to Islam, served in the air force from 1986 to 1990. Drinking went from Egypt to Turkey 10 Jan 2015 trying to cross the border into Syria to join ISIS to participate in violent "Jihad", according to the Ministry of justice.