NEW YORK (AP) — The attorney for a U.S. Air Force veteran says his client will plead not guilty to charges that he traveled to Syria to join the Islamic State group.
A grand jury indicted Tairod Nathan Webster Pugh (pew), of Neptune, New Jersey, on charges of attempting to provide material support to a terrorist group and obstruction of justice.
He is in custody and will appear Wednesday in federal court in New York City. His attorney had no further comment Tuesday.
Prosecutors say the 47-year-old Pugh had been fired from his most recent job as an airplane mechanic based in the Middle East. Prosecutors say he tried to travel from Egypt to Turkey to ultimately cross the border into Syria.
