Summary
The FBI stopped a planned attack on a North Carolina grocery store set for New Year's Eve. They arrested an 18-year-old man, Christian Sturdivant, who was accused of supporting the Islamic State group.
Key Facts
- The FBI disrupted a plot targeting a grocery store in North Carolina on New Year's Eve.
- Christian Sturdivant, 18, was arrested and charged with trying to support a foreign terrorist organization.
- Sturdivant was inspired by the Islamic State group, according to officials.
- FBI agents arrested Sturdivant on Wednesday.
- He appeared before U.S. District Judge Susan Rodriguez and is held until his hearing on January 7.
- The FBI began investigating him after linking social media posts to him that supported the Islamic State.
- Sturdivant was previously on the FBI's radar in January 2022 for communications with an IS member in Europe.
