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 .
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 FBI '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 .