Overview
- The suspect was arrested in Mint Hill after allegedly planning knife-and-hammer assaults at a supermarket and a fast-food restaurant on New Year’s Eve.
- The FBI says he pledged allegiance to ISIS and admitted he intended to kill Americans during the holiday period.
- Notes recovered by investigators indicated Jews, Christians, and LGBTQ+ people were among the intended targets.
- Prosecutors say preliminary evidence points to him acting alone, and authorities note he only turned 18 in December.
- Federal officials also pointed to separate mid-December disruptions of planned New Year’s attacks in Los Angeles and Orange County, according to Pam Bondi.