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Ex-National Guardsman Arrested for ISIS-Inspired Plot to Attack U.S. Army Facility

A 19-year-old Michigan man faces terrorism charges after attempting to execute a mass shooting plan at the TACOM facility near Detroit with undercover agents posing as ISIS collaborators.

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A 105mm M1 Abrams tank is shown outside the Tank-Army Automotive and Armaments Command at the Detroit Arsenal in Warren, Michigan, in 2005.
FILE - An M1 Abrams tank is displayed outside the Tank-Army Automotive and Armaments Command (TACOM) in Warren, Mich., Friday, May 13, 2005. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio, file)
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Overview

  • Ammar Abdulmajid-Mohamed Said, a former Michigan Army National Guard member, was arrested on May 13, 2025, the day of the planned attack, near the TACOM facility in Warren, Michigan.
  • Said is accused of providing material support for the attack, including armor-piercing ammunition, reconnaissance via drone, and training undercover agents on firearms and Molotov cocktails.
  • Unbeknownst to Said, his collaborators were undercover FBI agents who documented his plans through audio, video, and diagrams of the facility.
  • Federal prosecutors charged Said with attempting to provide material support to a foreign terrorist organization and distributing destructive-device information, each carrying a potential 20-year prison sentence.
  • Authorities are seeking pretrial detention for Said, citing his danger to the community and risk of flight, while emphasizing the importance of counterintelligence in preventing insider threats.