A 19-year-old teen from Chicago was arrested at the Chicago O'Hare airport in suspicion of being associated with ISIS and providing the terrorist group with information.
(via CNN)
Mohammed Hamzah Khan, 19, is charged with one count of attempting to provide material support to a foreign terrorist organization.
According to a criminal complaint, a round-trip ticket was purchased for Khan from Chicago to Istanbul.
In an interview with FBI agents and a letter to his parents, Khan indicated that he did not plan to return and was on his way to join ISIS.
In an interview with FBI agents and a letter to his parents, Khan indicated that he did not plan to return and was on his way to join ISIS.
Once he crossed security at the airport Saturday, federal agents stopped him and executed a search warrant at his home, where documents expressing support for ISIS and jihadists were recovered, the U.S. attorney’s office said.
The teen was taken into custody without incident.
The teen was taken into custody without incident.
The charge he faces carries a maximum penalty of 15 years in prison and a $250,000 fine.
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