- Ammaad Akhtar, 33, from Stockton, Calif., was arrested and charged with attempting to provide material support to ISIS.
- Since February 2025, Akhtar communicated online with a law enforcement-controlled individual he believed was an ISIS member, expressing support for jihad, a desire to join ISIS overseas, and plans to send guns and money to the group.
- Akhtar discussed plans for violent acts, including an attack on a specific individual and using homemade explosives at a populated event, stating his desire to “die in the cause of Allah fighting the kuffar [infidels].”
- Akhtar is facing a potential 20-year prison sentence if convicted.