Wednesday, August 3, 2016

DC transit cop charged with trying to support ISIS

By Associated Press

August 3, 2016 | 10:39am

            ALEXANDRIA, Va. — Prosecutors on Wednesday brought the first-ever terrorism charges against a law enforcement officer in the US, alleging that a patrol officer with the DC region’s Metro Transit Police was caught buying $250 worth of cards for the Islamic State group.
Nicholas Young, 36, of Fairfax, was arrested Wednesday morning at Metro’s headquarters in Washington. He is charged with a single count of attempting to provide material support to a terrorist group, and is scheduled for an initial appearance Wednesday afternoon at US District Court in Alexandria.
According to an FBI affidavit, Young bought nearly $250 in gift cards last month that he intended for the Islamic State to use to purchase mobile apps that would facilitate communication. But Young actually gave the gift cards to an undercover FBI source.
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