(Reuters) - A California man who prosecutors say was on his way to Syria to join an Islamist militant group was arrested on Monday near the U.S.-Canada border in Washington state on a charge of attempting to provide material support to a terrorist organization, federal officials said.
The U.S. Department of Justice said in a statement that 20-year-old Nicholas Teausant had planned to cross into Canada and travel on to Syria to join an al Qaeda-linked militant group, the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria.
Teausant, who was arrested near the border in Blaine, Washington, faces a maximum of 15 years in prison and a $250,000 fine if convicted. He is scheduled to appear in federal court in Seattle on Monday afternoon.
This is likely his Facebook page. He seems to be on YouTube also.
Blazing Cat Fur: California man arrested near US-Canada border on terror charge
The U.S. Department of Justice said in a statement that 20-year-old Nicholas Teausant had planned to cross into Canada and travel on to Syria to join an al Qaeda-linked militant group, the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria.
Teausant, who was arrested near the border in Blaine, Washington, faces a maximum of 15 years in prison and a $250,000 fine if convicted. He is scheduled to appear in federal court in Seattle on Monday afternoon.
This is likely his Facebook page. He seems to be on YouTube also.
Blazing Cat Fur: California man arrested near US-Canada border on terror charge
