US EditionPotential New Year's Eve terror attack in North Carolina thwarted, FBI says
Christian Sturdivant, 18, planned to attack a grocery store and fast-food restaurant with knives and hammers in support of ISIS, after radicalizing online for over a year, FBI said.
- On Jan. 2, the U.S. Justice Department said it thwarted an alleged ISIS-inspired attack planned for New Year's Eve and detained Christian Sturdivant on that day.
- In 2022, the FBI first flagged Christian Sturdivant after contact with an unidentified ISIS member overseas, and court records show he planned for about a year, communicating in December with undercover agents from the FBI and NYPD.
- FBI agents searching his home found a handwritten note 'New Years Attack 2026' and seized two hammers, two knives, and photos of these items shared online.
- At his Friday court appearance, officials said Christian Sturdivant is charged with attempting to provide material support to a foreign terrorist organization, faces a statutory maximum of 20 years, and remains in federal custody pending a hearing on Jan. 7.
- After roughly 14 days of investigation, the Joint Terrorism Task Force and partner agencies including the NYPD and local police stopped a potential national tragedy, with U.S. Attorney Russ Ferguson saying, `He was preparing for jihad and innocent people were going to die`.
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The attack was allegedly planned by an 18-year-old on New Year's Eve. According to NBC, the unconvicted attacker is believed to be a sympathizer of the Islamic State (IS).
Teen arrested in alleged ISIS-inspired attack plot intended for New Year’s Eve near Charlotte
After about a year of planning, 18-year-old Christian Sturdivant 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.
The US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) announced that it had prevented a potential terrorist attack in North Carolina, planned for New Year's Eve, agencies reported.
New Hampshire Union Leader
US thwarted potential ISIS-inspired New Year's Eve attack in North Carolina
WASHINGTON - The U.S. Justice Department said on Friday it thwarted an alleged plan by a North Carolina man to carry out an ISIS-inspired attack using knives and hammers on New Year’s Eve.
According to the FBI, an 18-year-old has planned to attack people in North Carolina on New Year's Eve. It is already the second failed attempt within a few weeks.
NYE ISIS terror attack thwarted in North Carolina
A New Year’s Eve terrorist attack in North Carolina was stopped by law enforcement, according to details from US Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina, Russ Ferguson. Federal investigators allege that 18-year-old Christian Sturdivant of Mint Hill, NC, was radicalized online by ISIS and planned a terror attack using knives and hammers against a fast-food restaurant and grocery store in the area. Christian Sturdivant is charged “at…
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