Today, the Justice Department and the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Western District of North Carolina announced that a Mint Hill, North Carolina man that allegedly planned to use knives and hammers to execute a deadly New Year’s Eve attack at a grocery store and a fast food restaurant in support of the Islamic State in Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS) has been arrested and charged with attempting to provide material support to a foreign terrorist organization. The criminal complaint was filed on Dec. 31, 2025, and was unsealed today after Christian Sturdivant, 18, appeared in federal court in Charlotte.
https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/fbi-d...terial-support
Appears Mr Sturdivant, a US citizen, was going to 'support ISIS' by targeting "Jews, Christians and LGBTQ individuals,"
investigators found those weapons hidden under his bed and notes detailing his alleged plans for the attack, Ferguson said.
The notes indicated that the suspect wanted to target "Jews, Christians and LGBTQ individuals,"
https://news.yahoo.com/articles/fbi-...162948357.html
FBI Disrupts Alleged New Year’s Eve Attack, Man Charged with Attempting to Provide Material Support to ISIS
