Overview
- Ayob Nasser, 19, was arrested Wednesday as the third Dearborn suspect in an alleged Halloween-time plot linked to ISIS, authorities said.
- A federal complaint says Nasser and an unidentified accomplice went to Cedar Point on Sept. 18 and 19, were turned away before opening, bought tickets, then left before the park opened.
- Investigators cite cellphone location data, security video and a credit-card transaction to document the amusement park visits.
- An FBI special agent wrote that the trips were consistent with scouting a potential attack site, and the men are charged with conspiring to provide material support to ISIS and possessing firearms for use in terrorism.
- Authorities say the planning included possible targets such as LGBTQ+ bars near Detroit and messages referencing pumpkins and an 'American Jewish Center'; Cedar Point said it assisted the FBI and found no substantiated threat.