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FIRST ON FOX \u2013 The FBI disrupted an alleged plot to attack people\u00a0inside a grocery store in North Carolina on New Year\u2019s Eve in support of the Islamic State terrorist group, prosecutors revealed Friday.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Christian Sturdivant, 18, of Mint Hill \u2014 a town outside Charlotte \u2014 was arrested and charged\u00a0with attempting to provide material support to a foreign terrorist organization, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina Russ Ferguson said.\u00a0<\/p>\n

“The FBI and our partners continued working 24\/7 over the holidays protecting the American people, and this case out of Charlotte foiling another alleged New Years<\/a> Eve attacker is the latest example of their tremendous work,” FBI Director Kash Patel said in a statement to Fox News Digital. “Our teams quickly identified the threat and acted decisively\u00a0\u2014 no doubt saving American lives in the process. Thanks to our Joint Terrorism Task Force and regional partners both in New York and Western North Carolina for their efforts.”\u00a0<\/p>\n

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Prosecutors said the alleged plot was foiled after Sturdivant recently began communicating online with an individual he “believed to be affiliated with ISIS but in reality was a government online covert employee,” who is referred to in a criminal complaint as “OC.” In one of the communications on Dec. 14, Sturdivant allegedly sent the OC an image of two hammers and a knife.<\/p>\n

“During his online communications with the OC, Sturdivant said, \u2018I will do jihad soon,\u2019 and proclaimed he was \u2018a soldier of the state,\u2019 meaning ISIS,” the U.S. Attorney\u2019s Office said.\u00a0<\/p>\n

“In\u00a0subsequent\u00a0online communications with the OC, Sturdivant\u00a0indicated\u00a0that he planned to attack a specific grocery store in North Carolina and discussed plans to\u00a0purchase\u00a0a firearm to use along with the knives during the attack,” it added.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Prosecutors said a law enforcement search of Sturdivant\u2019s residence on Dec. 29 uncovered various handwritten documents, one of which was titled “New Years Attack 2026,” and “listed, among other things, items such as a vest, mask, tactical gloves, and two knives allegedly to be used in the attack.”<\/p>\n

“It also listed a goal of stabbing as many civilians as possible and\u00a0[the] total\u00a0number of victims as 20 to 21. The note also included a section listed as \u2018martyrdom Op,\u2019 with a plan to attack police that arrived at the site of the attack so the defendant would\u00a0die\u00a0a martyr,” the Attorney\u2019s Office continued. “In addition, law enforcement seized from Sturdivant\u2019s\u00a0bedroom\u00a0a blue\u00a0hammer, a wooden handled\u00a0hammer, and two butcher knives hidden underneath the defendant\u2019s bed.”\u00a0<\/p>\n

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Sturdivant remains held in federal custody, and if convicted, he\u00a0faces a statutory\u00a0maximum\u00a0sentence of 20 years in federal prison, prosecutors said.<\/p>\n

“The FBI’s mission is to protect the American people, and this case demonstrates our dedication to do everything we can to protect the residents of North Carolina. We worked closely with the Department of Justice, NYPD, Mint Hill Police Department, and our FBI Joint Terrorism Task Force partners to investigate and disrupt this serious threat of a violent attack. We will never stop working to hold people accountable who seek to harm and terrorize our community,” said James C. Barnacle, Jr., Special Agent in Charge of the FBI’s Charlotte Field Office.<\/p>\n

The Attorney\u2019s Office, citing the criminal complaint, said on Dec. 18, the FBI in Charlotte “received information that an individual later identified as Sturdivant was making multiple social media posts in support of ISIS, a designated foreign terrorist organization.”\u00a0<\/p>\n

“In one social post in early December 2025, Sturdivant posted an image depicting two miniature figurines of Jesus with the on-screen text that included \u2018May Allah curse the cross worshipers.\u2019 The post is allegedly consistent with ISIS historic practice calling for the extermination of all non-believers, including Christians and other Muslims who do not agree with the terrorist organization\u2019s extreme ideology,” the Attorney\u2019s Office added.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Source – https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/us\/fbi-disrupts-alleged-isis-inspired-new-years-eve-attack-plot-targeting-nc-grocery-store <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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