A U.S. Air Force veteran . has been charged with attempting to travel to Syria to join ISIS after watching their online propaganda videos , the Department of Justice announced today . Tairod Nathan . Webster Pugh , 47 , was indicted by a grand jury in Brooklyn on Monday for allegedly attempting to provide material support to the group and attempting to obstruct justice . Pugh is an American citizen who previously served as an avionics instrument system specialist in the Air Force . His most recent address according to property records was in Bridgeton , New Jersey . Authorities say he tried to join ISIS earlier this year , weeks after being fired from his job as an airplane mechanic in Kuwait . Scroll down for video . Arrest : The image is believed to show Tairod Nathan Webster Pugh , a U.S. Air Force Veteran who was arrested in January for allegedly attempting to enter Syria to join ISIS . He has now been indicted . On January 10 , he allegedly flew from Egypt to Turkey with the intention of crossing the Syrian border to 'fight violent jihad ' with ISIS - but Turkish authorities denied him entry and sent him on a flight back to Egypt . Once there , he was found to be carrying suspicious items , including a cell phone photograph of a machine gun and multiple electronic items , and was deported to the U.S. in January 15 . FBI agents allegedly found he had been using his laptop to watch ISIS propaganda videos online and to search for such phrases including 'borders controlled by Islamic state ' . They also found a chart on the computer showing crossing points between Turkey and Syria indicating areas on the Syrian side of the border controlled by ISIS . There were also online searches for 'Flames of War ' , a 55-minute propaganda video , and other footage , including one of ISIS members executing prisoners . Agents also searched two backpacks he used overseas and found they contained compasses , a solar-powered flashlight , a solar-powered power source , a fatigue jacket and camping clothes . Pugh ( not pictured ) flew from Egypt to Turkey in January with the intention of crossing into Syria to join ISIS ( a member is pictured ) but he was stopped and sent back to Egypt . From there he was deported to the U.S. Pugh , who told authorities he has a wife in Egypt , was arrested in Asbury Park , New Jersey on January 16 and has been in custody since . The case has been sealed during that time . Pugh is set to be arraigned before a federal judge tomorrow morning in the Eastern . District of New York , where his attorney said he plans to plead not guilty , CNN reported . If convicted of the charges , he faces a maximum sentence of 35 years in prison . Pugh served in the Air Force between 1986 to 1990 and , while there , received training in the installation and maintenance of aircraft engine , navigation , and weapons systems . When he left , he worked for a number of companies in the U.S. and Middle East as an avionics specialist and airplane mechanic . He had been living the Middle East for at least 18 months . His LinkedIn profile shows he last worked as a maintenance manager for the U.S. carrier Gryphon Airlines . Outrage : U.S. Attorney Loretta Lynch , pictured in January , said Pugh 'turned his back on his country ' A Facebook page that appears to belong to him contains multiple anti-Israel photos , calling it 'terrorist country ' , and anti-Semitic images . In August 2014 , he also shared quotes from famous Al-Qaeda leader Anwar al-Awlaki on the page . His social networking pages also suggests he has two children with a former partner and he was pictured visiting them last year . Still , he wrote on the page that he never wanted to return to the U.S. 'Born and raised in the United States , Pugh allegedly turned his back on his country and attempted to travel to Syria in order to join a terrorist organization , ' U.S. Attorney Loretta Lynch said in a statement . 'We will continue to vigorously prosecute extremists , whether based here or abroad , to stop them before they are able to threaten the United States and its allies . ' Assistant Director in Charge Diego G. Rodriguez of the FBI 's New York Field Office added : ' U.S . citizens who offer support to terrorist organizations pose a grave threat to our national security and will face serious consequences for their actions . '
Tairod Nathan Webster Pugh was indicted by a grand jury in Brooklyn on Monday and will be arraigned on Wednesday morning . The U.S. citizen 'tried to join the Islamic State earlier this year after being fired from his job as an airplane mechanic in Kuwait ' In January , 'he attempted to enter Syria but was denied entry and was sent back to Egypt , where he was found to be carrying suspicious items ' After he was deported to the U.S. , the CNN 'discovered he had searched online for how to cross into Syria and had watched propaganda videos ' He was arrested in New Jersey in January and has been in custody since .