Charlotte man charged with conspiring to help ISIS, feds say
CHARLOTTE, NC (WSOC) – A Charlotte man was arrested Thursday morning on a federal complaint charging him with conspiring to provide material support to the terror group ISIS.
According to a criminal complaint unsealed in U.S. District Court in Ohio, 35-year-old Erick Hendricks tried to recruit people to train together and conduct terrorist attacks in the United States on behalf of ISIS.
According to the complaint, in June of last year, someone was arrested in Ohio after trying to buy an AK-47 assault rifle and ammunition from an undercover law enforcement officer.
That person had pledged allegiance to ISIS on social media and made statements expressing interest in conducting attacks in the United States. Hendricks had gotten in touch with that individual over social media to recruit him in the spring of 2015, according to the complaint.
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