Former U.S. Air Force mechanic charged with trying to join IS in Syria, officials say

Share this post and help spread the love! Former U.S. Air Force mechanic charged with trying to join IS in Syria, officials say . A Syrian opposition group, which has been verified and is consistent with other AP reporting, fighters from the al-Qaida-linked Islamic State group parade in Raqqa, Syria, Monday, June 30, 2014. (AP Photo/Raqqa Media Center of the Islamic State group) A former U.S. Air Force mechanic has been charged with trying to cross into Syria to join ISIS, authorities said today. Tairod Nathan Webster Pugh was indicted on Monday by grand jury in Brooklyn, N.Y., on two charges that included attempting to provide material support to terror organization and obstruction and attempted obstruction of an official proceeding. The indictment does not offer much in the way of details about the case, but says that between May 2014 and January 12, 2015, he tried to join ISIS. He was charged via secret criminal complaint on Jan. 16 and was arrested two days later. The indictment s
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