The US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) announced on Friday that thwarted a North Carolina man’s terrorist plot. According to the pattern of the jihadist organization Islamic State (IS) wanted to commit an attack with knives and hammers on New Year’s Eve. TASR informs about it according to the reports of the Reuters agency and ABC News and NBC News.
Christian Sturdivant (18) was accused of attempting to provide material support to a foreign terrorist organization. According to the official statement, the authorities have been following him since 2022. FBI agents searched his home and found a handwritten document titled “New Years Attacks 2026”in which he allegedly writes about plans to stab up to 20 people and attack police officers.
According to District Attorney Russ Ferguson, the man had pledged allegiance to IS and planned to attack a supermarket and fast food restaurant in his hometown. “He was preparing for jihad and innocent people were going to die,” Ferguson said. Sturdivant allegedly planned the attack for about a year and in December communicated about it with two undercover agents from the FBI and the NYPD. He thought they were connected to IS.
“The subject was inspired to act by ISIS,” wrote the FBI on the X social network. “Thank you to our great partners for working together and undoubtedly saving lives,” wrote FBI Director Kash Pattel on the X Network.
