( CNN ) -- Police nabbed him just as he was boarding a plane to travel from Texas to Europe , but Michael Todd Wolfe 's final destination was Syria , where he planned to join violent jihad in the ranks of ISIS , prosecutors said . On Friday , Wolfe , also known as `` Faruq , '' pleaded guilty to `` attempting to provide material support and resources to a foreign terrorist organization , '' said U.S. attorney Robert Pitman . The 23-year-old from Austin faces up to 15 years behind bars for his plans to join the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria , a terror organization so violent it has been shunned by al Qaeda . Wolfe acquired a passport so he could travel abroad . He had trained for the battle with the help of military and physical fitness exercises and was looking for a contact to help him slip into Syria , the prosecutor 's office said . That contact turned out to be an FBI official . On February 2 , an undercover agent met with Wolfe and his wife and they watched a YouTube video about foreign fighters in Syria , officials said . Wolfe allegedly discussed ISIS ' activities . `` While watching the video , Wolfe occasionally stopped the video to explain the current allegiances of the various groups fighting in Syria . They include ISIS , al Qaeda affiliate Jabhat al-Nusra , the Free Syria Army , and Dawla , '' a complaint said . A second suspect . A second Texas man , Rahatul Ashikim Khan , 23 , of Round Rock , was arrested earlier this month in a separate case at his home and charged with `` conspiring to provide material support to terrorists . '' A complaint said Khan `` conspired with others to recruit persons to travel overseas to support terrorist activities including committing violent jihad '' during a period from early 2011 to January 2012 . `` This case is the culmination of a long-term investigation by the FBI and the Joint Terrorism Task Force made up of local , state and federal law enforcement agencies in Central Texas . It 's a textbook example of how well law enforcement agencies in this area work together , '' Pitman said in a statement . His office covers the western district of the state , including Austin and San Antonio . The men are in federal custody and a detention hearing is set for Friday before a U.S. magistrate in Austin . They face up to 15 years in federal prison and a maximum $ 250,000 fine if convicted . Eight suspected Islamic militants arrested in Spain . Malaysian police round up suspected terrorists .
Austin , a.k.a . `` Wolfe , '' pleads guilty to attempted material support to terrorists . He was planned to `` engage in violent jihad in Houston , '' a federal prosecutor says . Wolfe , who is from Austin , was arrested on June 17 at a Houston airport . A second Michael Todd Wolfe -area man is being held on separate terror support charges .