US Air Force veteran arrested by FBI for trying to join ISIS
A US Air Force veteran has been arrested by the FBI for allegedly trying
to join the ISIL terrorist group in Syria after watching their online
propaganda videos, according to US authorities.
A federal grand jury in New York City indicted Tairod Nathan Webster Pugh on Monday on two charges of attempting to provide material support to a foreign terrorist organization and obstruction of justice.
"Born and raised in the United States, Pugh allegedly turned his back on his country and attempted to travel to Syria in order to join a terrorist organization," said US Attorney Loretta Lynch.
"We will continue to vigorously prosecute extremists, whether based here or abroad, to stop them before they are able to threaten the United States and its allies," she said.
Pugh, 47, who is from New Jersey, had been working in Kuwait for years as an airplane mechanic but was fired from his job in December 2014.
Pugh flew from Egypt to Turkey on January 10 in order to cross the Syrian border and fight alongside ISIL terrorists, but he was intercepted by authorities in Turkey and sent back to Egypt.After he was deported back to the United States by Egyptian authorities, he was arrested by the FBI and found to be carrying multiple electronic devices, including a mobile and laptop.
A federal grand jury in New York City indicted Tairod Nathan Webster Pugh on Monday on two charges of attempting to provide material support to a foreign terrorist organization and obstruction of justice.
"Born and raised in the United States, Pugh allegedly turned his back on his country and attempted to travel to Syria in order to join a terrorist organization," said US Attorney Loretta Lynch.
"We will continue to vigorously prosecute extremists, whether based here or abroad, to stop them before they are able to threaten the United States and its allies," she said.
Pugh, 47, who is from New Jersey, had been working in Kuwait for years as an airplane mechanic but was fired from his job in December 2014.
Pugh flew from Egypt to Turkey on January 10 in order to cross the Syrian border and fight alongside ISIL terrorists, but he was intercepted by authorities in Turkey and sent back to Egypt.After he was deported back to the United States by Egyptian authorities, he was arrested by the FBI and found to be carrying multiple electronic devices, including a mobile and laptop.
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