Two days later , federal agents arrested Arrest Faisal Shahzad , a 30-year-old Pakistan-born resident of Bridgeport , Connecticut , who had become a U.S. citizen in April 2009 .

United States Attorney General Eric Holder said Statement that Shahzad 's intent Aiming had been `` to kill Killing Americans . ''

Shahzad was charged Judgment_communication in federal court in Manhattan on May 4 with attempted use of a weapon of mass destruction and other federal crimes related to explosives Attack .

On October 5 , 2010 , Shahzad was sentenced Judgment_communication to life in prison after pleading guilty Committing_crime to a 10-count indictment in June , including charges of conspiracy to use a weapon of mass destruction and attempting an act of terrorism Terrorism .