{"id":2528639,"date":"2026-01-02T15:41:01","date_gmt":"2026-01-02T20:41:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/north-carolina-nye-terror-attack-foiled-by-fbi-several-police-departments\/"},"modified":"2026-01-02T15:42:59","modified_gmt":"2026-01-02T20:42:59","slug":"north-carolina-nye-terror-attack-foiled-by-fbi-several-police-departments","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/north-carolina-nye-terror-attack-foiled-by-fbi-several-police-departments\/","title":{"rendered":"North Carolina NYE terror attack foiled by FBI, several police departments"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fnorth-carolina-nye-terror-attack-foiled-by-fbi-several-police-departments%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2528639&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Federal authorities and local police foiled a planned New Year&#8217;s Eve attack in Mint Hill, North Carolina, arresting 18-year-old Christian Sturdivant on the day he intended to strike. Investigators say Sturdivant, inspired by ISIS, planned to target a grocery store and a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/babylon-bee-slams-nyt-after-being-called-far-right-misinformation-site\/\" title=\"Babylon Bee Slams NYT After Being Called \u2018Far-Right Misinformation Site\u2019\">fast-food restaurant<\/a> and had boasted of his intentions online via TikTok and internet searches. He confessed details of his plan to undercover officers he believed were ISIS supporters, first a New York police officer and later an FBI agent. Law enforcement surveilled Sturdivant over the holidays, executed search and arrest warrants, and charged him with attempting to provide material support to a foreign terrorist organization. he remains in custody as the inquiry continues.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">North Carolina NYE terror attack foiled by FBI, several <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/another-wave-of-portland-police-quit-amid-massive-spike-in-shootings-and-stabbings-fire-dept-responding-to-10-homeless-tent-fires-a-day\/\" title=\"Another Wave Of Portland Police Quit Amid Massive Spike In Shootings And Stabbings; Fire Dept. Responding To 10+ Homeless Tent Fires A ...\">police departments<\/a><\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2461909\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>(The Center Square) &ndash;&nbsp;The <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/fbi\/\">FBI<\/a> and several <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/police\/\">police<\/a> departments foiled another New Year&rsquo;s Eve <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/terorrism\/\">terror plot<\/a>, this time in <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/north-carolina\/\">North Carolina<\/a>, officials announced on Friday.<\/p>\n<p>The FBI apprehended 18-year-old Christian Sturdivant on New Year&rsquo;s Eve, the day for which he had planned his attack, Russ Ferguson, U.S. attorney for the Western District of North Carolina,&nbsp;said. Inspired by ISIS, Sturdivant had&nbsp;planned attacks&nbsp;on a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/several-killed-including-police-officer-in-tragedy-at-boulder-grocery-store\/\" title=\"Several Killed, Including Police Officer, In Tragedy At Boulder ...\">local grocery store<\/a> and fast food restaurant in the town of Mint Hill, North Carolina, where he lived, Ferguson said.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/national-security\/4364834\/isis-sympathizer-charged-texas\/\">Another ISIS sympathizer charged in Texas<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4364451\/taiwan-condemns-chinese-military-beijing-fires-missiles-second-day-intimidation-exercise\/\">Taiwan condemns Chinese military drills as Beijing fires missiles on second day of &#8216;intimidation&#8217; exercise<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/opinion\/editorials\/4362445\/big-battleships-will-not-beat-china\/\">Big battleships won&rsquo;t beat China<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Law enforcement worked &ldquo;around the clock&rdquo; through the holidays to ensure the safety of the public, surveilling Sturdivant and obtaining search and arrest warrants, Ferguson said.<\/p>\n<p>Law enforcement officers were able to follow Sturdivant&rsquo;s interest in ISIS online, through TikTok videos and internet searches, and an inadvertent confession of his plans to an undercover New York police officer he thought was a member of ISIS, authorities said.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;He pledged his allegiance to ISIS&hellip; and disclosed his plans to &lsquo;Do jihad soon,&rdquo; Ferguson said at a news conference Friday.<\/p>\n<p>He then encountered another undercover agent, this time with the FBI, whom he also believed to be a supporter of ISIS, Ferguson said. It was with this agent that he disclosed his specific plans to attack a grocery store and fast food restaurant on New Year&rsquo;s Eve, he said.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/premium\/4362579\/year-zero-modern-middle-east-israel-land-for-peace\/\">YEAR ZERO FOR THE MODERN MIDDLE EAST: ISRAEL RECKONS WITH THE FUTILITY OF &lsquo;LAND FOR PEACE&rsquo;<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Ferguson said that Sturdivant had been planning attacks for a long time. Sturdivant remains in <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >law enforcement custody<\/a> and has been charged with attempting to provide material support to a foreign terrorist organization. He is the subject of an ongoing investigation.<\/p>\n<p>In December, the FBI thwarted a New Year&rsquo;s Eve bomb plot in Los Angeles by alleged members of the Turtle Island Liberation Front, which Attorney General Pam Bondi described as&nbsp;a &ldquo;far-left, pro-Palestine, anti-government, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/breaking-fbi-foils-los-angeles-terror-plot-4-pro-palestinian-suspects-jailed\/\" title=\"BREAKING: FBI Foils Los Angeles Terror Plot \u2013 4 Pro-Palestinian Suspects Jailed\">anti-capitalist group<\/a>.&rdquo;<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.thecentersquare.com%2Fnational%2Farticle_f285d3e7-9dd5-48a5-a13f-af20145ee53b.html%3Futm_medium%3Dsocial%26utm_source%3Dfacebook%26utm_campaign%3Duser-share\"><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>FBI foils NC New Year&#8217;s Eve terror plot, arrests 18<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2869,"featured_media":2528640,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/AP25016848556678.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[50645,51050,32258,12022,6039],"class_list":["post-2528639","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner","tag-fbi-2","tag-law-enforcement-2","tag-north-carolina","tag-nye","tag-terrorism"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/AP25016848556678.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2528639","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2869"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2528639"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2528639\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2528643,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2528639\/revisions\/2528643"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2528640"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2528639"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2528639"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2528639"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}