Teen arrested in alleged ISIS-inspired attack plot intended for New Year's Eve near Charlotte
Criminal Justice,FBI,Domestic Terrorism,ISIS,North Carolina,Terrorism,Christianity,Judaism,LGBTQ Issues,Justice Department,Mental Health
After about a year of planning, an 18-year-old was arrested on New Year's Eve in a suburb of Charlotte, North Carolina, accused by federal prosecutors and the FBI of intending to carry out a terror attack using knives and hammers that same day.
Christian Sturdivant was arrested and charged with attempting to provide material support to a foreign terrorist organization, Russ Ferguson, US Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina, announced in a joint news conference with the FBI late Friday morning...
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