▁to ▁the ▁Islam ic ▁State , ▁so ▁that ▁the ▁Islam ic ▁State ▁would ▁gain ▁a ▁plane . ▁During ▁a ▁secret ly ▁recorded ▁conversation ▁on ▁November ▁ 1 4 , ▁Sa id akh met ov ▁alleg edly ▁told ▁Jur ab o ev ▁that ▁he ▁wanted ▁to ▁en list ▁so ▁he ▁could ▁serve ▁as ▁an ▁I SI L ▁sp y ▁and ▁when ▁Jur ab o ev ▁expressed ▁ske ptic ism , ▁Sa id akh met ov ▁respond ed ▁that ▁he ▁could ▁always ▁open ▁fire ▁on ▁American ▁soldiers ▁and ▁kill ▁as ▁many ▁of ▁them ▁as ▁possible . ▁On ▁January ▁ 1 1 , ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁Sa id akh met ov ▁alleg edly ▁told ▁the ▁inform ant ▁that ▁if ▁he ▁could ▁not ▁get ▁travel ▁documents ▁to ▁go ▁to ▁Sy ria , ▁then ▁he ▁would ▁buy ▁a ▁gun ▁and ▁use ▁it ▁to ▁kill ▁police ▁officers ▁and ▁F BI ▁agents . ▁He ▁was ▁arrested ▁at ▁John ▁F . ▁Kennedy ▁International ▁Airport ▁while ▁attempting ▁to ▁board ▁a ▁ 1 2 : 3 0   a . m . ▁flight ▁to ▁Ukraine ▁en ▁route ▁to ▁Turkey , ▁where ▁he ▁alleg edly ▁planned ▁to ▁s ne ak ▁across ▁the ▁border ▁into ▁Sy ria ▁and ▁join ▁I SI L . ▁ ▁The ▁third ▁man , ▁Ar bor ▁Hab ib ov , ▁an ▁illegal ▁imm igr ant ▁from ▁U z bek istan , ▁was ▁arrested ▁in ▁Florida , ▁one ▁of ▁several ▁states ▁where ▁he ▁ran ▁sho pping - m all ▁k ios ks ▁that ▁sold ▁kitchen ware ▁and ▁rep a