( CNN ) -- A Long Island man was arrested Friday after investigators say he attempted to travel to Yemen to join al Qaeda and conspired with the terror group from the United States , according to an indictment from the U.S. Department of Justice . Marcos Alonso Zea , 25 , also known as `` Ali Zea , '' was arrested at his home in Brentwood , New York , on charges of conspiracy to commit murder in a foreign country , attempting to provide material support to terrorists and obstruction and attempted obstruction of justice , the indictment says . Zea has been on the FBI 's radar since 2011 , when authorities said he began plotting a trip to Yemen to `` participate in violent jihad '' alongside al Qaeda , a Justice Department statement says . Customs officials in the United Kingdom detained him while he was en route to the Arabian Peninsula on January 4 , 2012 , and returned him to the U.S. After his failed attempt to travel to Yemen , Zea continued his involvement with al Qaeda , authorities said . Investigators monitored conversations between him and another Long Island man -- 18-year-old Justin Kaliebe -- in which the two discussed traveling to the Arabian Peninsula to participate in jihad . `` I just hope , my story , my , the event that happened to me will help you guys move forward , inspire you , '' the FBI recorded Zea saying to Kaliebe , who attempted to travel to Oman on January 21 , 2013 , and was detained while boarding a flight at John F. Kennedy International Airport , according to the indictment . Zea also allegedly provided money to Kaliebe for his trip . In February , Kaliebe pleaded guilty to attempting to provide support to terrorists , and he will be sentenced in December , according to Justice Department 's statement . He could face up to 30 years in prison . Once Zea realized he was under investigation in April 2013 , he allegedly asked an acquaintance to erase several computer hard drives that contained incriminating information , investigators said , but his attempts were not successful . `` Despite being born and raised in the United States , Zea allegedly betrayed his country , '' U.S. Attorney Loretta Lynch said of the arrest . `` Aspirants with lethal intent who seek terror training abroad are of paramount concern , '' New York Police Department Commissioner Ray Kelly said . Zea is set to be arraigned Friday afternoon before U.S. Magistrate Judge Arlene Lindsay at the Federal Courthouse in Central Islip , New York , the Justice Department 's statement said . Lynch has written a letter to the court requesting that Zea be held without bail .
Marcos Alonso Zea , known as ` ` Ali Zea , '' is arrested at his Miami home . He 's accused of murder conspiracy , trying to recruit terrorists , abuse of justice . Justice Department says he plans to go to Yemen to join al Qaeda . He is set to be arraigned Friday morning .