Federal authorities arrested an 18-year-old North Carolina man who allegedly pledged his loyalty to ISIS and spent more than a year planning a New Year's Eve terror attack at a local grocery store and fast food restaurant, officials announced Friday.
Christian Sturdivant of Mint Hill was charged with attempting to provide material support to a foreign terrorist organisation after he detailed his attack plans to undercover FBI agents. According to investigators, a handwritten manifesto found under his bed revealed his plan to target Jews, Christians, LGBTQ individuals, and law enforcement personnel in a massacre with a stated goal of stabbing as many people as possible.
