1st US law enforcement officer charged in terror sting

A veteran Washington, D.C. Metro Transit officer is accused of supporting the ISIS terrorist group, according to federal prosecutors.

Authorities say Young wasn’t planning a violent attack, but has been charged with trying to give “material support” to the worldwide terrorist organization, according to the paper.

But officials say Young did not pose any threat to the Metro system.

The officer has worked for the transit police in DC for 12 years and lives in a Virginia suburb, said ABC.

A police officer with the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority was arrested Wednesday on accusations he tried to help ISIS, a first for a law-enforcement official in the USA, reports say.

He added: “Obviously, the allegations in this case are profoundly disturbing”.

He has since been fired from his job, Metro authorities said on Wednesday.

The person was working with the FBI’s Joint Terrorism Task Force in Washington. All further communications between Young and CHS’s email account were actually communications between Young and Federal Bureau of Investigation undercover personnel posing as CHS.

According to court records, he did not have a lawyer as of Wednesday afternoon. Young frequently advised to source to watch out for informants. However, the agent doubted Young meant to act on his words, according to the documents. Authorities say Young was never a danger to the DC transportation system and wasn’t planning an attack in the United States; he was only interested in supporting ISIS overseas. The FBI then redeemed these gift cards for a total of $245.

Young also told the informant in 2012 after authorities arrested Khalifi “that Muslims should actively try to uncover the informants who led to Khalifi’s arrest”. We don’t know. But the news that an ISIS sympathizer had had the run of the subway system for half dozen years doesn’t inspire confidence. He did not yet have a defense attorney. He showed an agent a tattoo of a German eagle on his neck, according to court documents.

“He also told police officers in an interview that year he had dressed up as ‘Jihadi John” for Halloween, and made it look like he was being carried by a headless hostage, by stuffing an orange jumpsuit full of paper.

Authorities on Wednesday had police tape around Young’s suburban Virginia townhouse.

Young appears to own a large number of firearms.

“They would be trusted by other officers, especially if they’re in uniform or have identification and would therefore get access to areas that average commuters would not”, said Phil Schertzing, a retired inspector for the Michigan State Police. There was something off about him.

“That makes it even worse”, she said.

The Department of Justice (DOJ) issued a statement regarding Officer Young’s actions. He warned associates to avoid social media and communication by email. When asked by the person working with law enforcement to send money overseas past year, Young allegedly said, “Unfortunately I have enough flags on my name that I can’t even buy a plane ticket without little alerts ending up in someone’s hands”.