Earlier today the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina held a press conference to announce the interception of an ISIS inspired terrorist attack in Mint Hill, North Carolina that was planned to be carried out on New Year’s Eve. Video and Press Release below:
PRESS RELEASE – CHARLOTTE, N.C. – A Mint Hill man that allegedly planned to use knives and hammers to execute a deadly New Year’s Eve attack at a grocery store and a fast food restaurant in support of the Islamic State in Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS) has been arrested and charged with attempting to provide material support to a foreign terrorist organization, announced Russ Ferguson, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina. The criminal complaint was filed on December 31, 2025, and was unsealed today after Christian Sturdivant, 18, appeared in federal court in Charlotte.
James C. Barnacle, Jr., Special Agent in Charge of the FBI, joins U.S. Attorney Ferguson in making the announcement.
“This successful collaboration between federal and local law enforcement saved American lives from a horrific terrorist attack on New Year’s Eve,” said Attorney General Pamela Bondi. “The Department of Justice remains vigilant in our pursuit of evil ISIS sympathizers — anyone plotting to commit such depraved attacks will face the full force of the law.”
“The accused allegedly wanted to be a soldier for ISIS and made plans to commit a violent attack on New Year’s Eve in support of that terrorist group, but the FBI and our partners put a stop to that,” said FBI Director Kash Patel. “It is essential to work closely with our law enforcement partners and to quickly share information about potential threats, as demonstrated in this case. The message from the FBI is clear—anyone who supports ISIS or other terrorist groups cannot hide and will be held accountable in our justice system.”
[…] According to allegations in the arrest affidavit, on December 18, 2025, the FBI in Charlotte received information that an individual later identified as Sturdivant was making multiple social media posts in support of ISIS, a designated foreign terrorist organization. In early December 2025, Sturdivant posted an image depicting two miniature figurines of Jesus with the on-screen text that read, “May Allah curse the cross worshipers.” The post is allegedly consistent with ISIS’s rhetoric calling for the extermination of all non-believers, including Christians, Jews, and Muslims who do not agree with ISIS’s extreme ideology.
The criminal complaint alleges that on or about December 12, 2025, Sturdivant began communicating with an online covert employee, or “OC,” whom Sturdivant thought was an ISIS member. Sturdivant told the OC, “I will do jihad soon,” and proclaimed he was “a soldier of the state,” meaning ISIS. On December 14, 2025, Sturdivant allegedly sent an online message to the OC with an image of two hammers and a knife. This is significant because an article in the 2016 issue of ISIS’s propaganda magazine promoted the use of knives to conduct terror attacks in western countries. The same article inspired actual attacks in other countries. Later, Sturdivant told the OC that he planned to attack a specific grocery store in North Carolina. Sturdivant also told the OC about his plans to purchase a firearm to use along with the knives during the attack, according to the arrest affidavit. (read more)
Death penalty
Yes. NO TRIAL. Trial in front of your peers is AMERICAN. Just cut him down; THAT is the Islamic way.
Actually if a piece of crap like that tried that out in most rural areas, he likely would have been shot by several customers before anyone even bothered calling 911
1911 first, then 911.
I suspect this is just another dumb kid entrapped by the fib.
Military tribunal – make it fast and swift.
Funny how that works.
Anytime there is discussion on 702 renewal, some knucklehead pops up.
I must be getting jaded.
That’s why narratives matter Moe, it’s a huge signal that most people miss. They introduce it early, months prior, then add more on the closer things get and Bam! Full on support from the masses.
False flag coming soon.
Stay away from big crowds and stay armed.
Who is mentoring your child and what is being introduced to them?
Change a narrative.
Push a narrative.
At this point, it’s reached the- how pathetic stage 🥴
Yep, right on cue/que. Let’s build up the scenario that there is a need because LOOK, we actually got one (if it isn’t a false flag operation).
Very glad this guy was caught.
A soldier of Islam named Christian is quite a story.
Not the first time, nor will it be the last.
Janissaries made some of the most useful zealots against defenders of Christianity in a prior age, at least until they got their own ideas about things contrary to their handlers.
Only when Trump is in office does this seem to happen. With the exception of Bush.
How would it be related to the 702 renewal narrative when the so called ISIS person on the other end was not ISIS but undercover cop?
There you go ….. using common sense again!
A nuance that that most of the public will never notice.
Exactly.
That made me laugh out loud! No apology, though. The laughter was rather bitter. And looking at all the upvotes, seems you’re not the only one jaded…
Yawn
Just in time for the “Wolf Moon” this weekend.
The maladjusted morons and misfits who comprise the violent Antifa Mob could be taken down by the truckload using this and other legitimate “covert” investigative tactics, yet they don’t seem to get arrested unless they’re literally caught in the act.
Imagine that…
Antifa was in the Capitol on J6. They were the ones breaking windows including the one Ashli Babbitt crawled thru to her death.
Ashli Babbitt did not “crawl thru” the window. She was hoisted up into the window by those who broke it and she was immediately shot by Capital Hill Officer Byrd who was lying in wait in the adjacent dark hallway. Ashli being lifted into the window was carefully edited out of John Sullivan’s snuff film. Several witnesses confirmed she was lifted into the window.
Just stop, this is the crap that discredits truth. She was not hoisted up. Her being murdered in cold-blood is bad enough, you don’t need to make up BS…well, unless you’re gaslighting to create confusion and discredit the whole situation.
She was attempting to enter the Speaker’s Lobby (adjacent to the House chamber) by climbing/crawling through a shattered glass panel in one of the doors that had been broken by rioters.
It’s on video. Yet, you got 11 people to buy the BS.
https://www.c-span.org/clip/us-senate/user-clip-ashli-babbitt-shot/5163537
Make it 13, with other easily manipulated non thinkers probably to follow; FFS, this is exactly why we are where we are…
If you’re calling me out as a liar, I would expect that you would have some proof. Where’s your proof? It’s certainly not in the propaganda video you linked. The same video that claims the events of January 6th lead to the death of officer Brian Sicknick, which is a lie.
I said there were several eyewitness reports that she was lifted into the window. Again, where is your proof I lied?
Ashli Babbitt was not on her knees or crawling. Her feet where resting on the frame of the window, where she was lifted up and placed. She didn’t climb into the window, which was above her waist and covered in broken glass. She was lifted up and resting on her feet within the window. She was then immediately shot by officer Byrd. She did not crawl or move an inch before she was shot. She then fell backwards out of the window.
Explain where I lied?
And now you can add the likes to 15 vs. your 2.
https://www.nbcnews.com/video/capitol-shooting-that-led-to-ashli-babbitt-s-death-captured-on-video-99180613572
PR,Horse, what you are calling a ‘glass panel’ other people are referring to as a glass ‘Window’ in the door. … The woman did not attempt to ‘crawl’ through the broken >glass window in the door on her own.
Please remember =
The demonstration on Jan 6 was turned into a small riot on purpose with provocateurs planted by the Democrats. The purpose of the small riot was correctly noted by a commenter [Regitiger] here on TheConservativeTreehouse. … The Administrators at this site read all the comments, including the excellent one by >Regitiger. The comment was clarified by Sundance.
An excellent article worth re-reading and memorizing, as it helps explains the ‘uni-party’ in our government.
> The Parliamentary Motive Behind the J6 Fedsurrection < March 12, 2023 | Sundance
It’s in the video, FFS. And, just like that…don’t play semantics…there’s two links. Just stop.
This is exactly why some people don’t take MAGA seriously.
Similar to the George Floyd BS—-he shot a pregnant GF, or whatever the BS line is; what he did to his GF was bad enough without making crap up.
PR,Horse, Here’s a story from The Blaze April 30, 2025. In Part:
“Babbitt, 35, a U.S. Air Force veteran and former military police officer, walked into the U.S. Capitol after watching President Trump’s speech at the Ellipse. She ended up in a hallway outside the Speaker’s Lobby, where rioting broke out. At the apex of the violence, Babbitt punched the main vandal in the face and climbed through a broken side window, where she was immediately shot by Capitol Police Lt. Michael Byrd.”
“One of the most striking things in the video is how Byrd crept out of a hidden position inside the Speaker’s Lobby in order to take the shot. Two protesters filming in one corner of the hallway spotted Byrd’s Glock 22 service weapon through the glass side window. They shouted, “He’s got a gun!” but their cries were not heard by Babbitt, feet away, as she jumped up into a broken window — only to be shot.”
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The woman shot does not appear to be the person breaking the window, nor does she seem to be part of that group of vandals.
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[My comment may have been blurred into other comments made in this thread. The purpose of my original comment and my comment now is to link this article, =
An excellent article worth re-reading and memorizing, as it helps explains the ‘uni-party’ in our government.
> The Parliamentary Motive Behind the J6 Fedsurrection < March 12, 2023 | Sundance
The black Jamaican, killer cop, was an antifa supporter.
Even when caught in the act on film with police officers present, some municipalities protect antifa and arrest their victims.
Off to GITMO for swimming lessons then a seat on Old Sparky.
No wet sponge.
Remarkable how they can trace a threat to use a knife in an attack but can’t seem to stop the transfer of billions of dollars in fraud when they have access to the same kind of systems and information.
Hell, the information used to expose the fraud was PUBLIC information found on the state website, combined with a bit of “go and see”.
I guess the gov workers are too fat sitting in their tower to go and see for themselves.
And from what I have read about the daycare fraud,
it was first exposed around 2017. There was even
a conviction regarding the daycare fraud then.🥴
ok…we got the bad guy…nothing more to see here…
nothing more to investigate 🙄🙄move along……..
have a good day.
And the fraud continued……🤬
Fraudulent Somali Daycare Was Hiding In Plain Sight For Decade, Known By FBI | The Daily Caller
they benefit from the fraud. it’s not laziness, it’s job security.
Bingo!!
Bingo!!! Rounding up all those facilitating the fraud will be the largest problem, too many white, woke Govt and NGO officials will be provided legal counsel through all the black sources available and will tie up the legal system for years until change in administration that drops all charges.
This is the normal stuff we the people expect everyday all day.
What we want from Kash is investigations & arrests of the DS who conspired to overthrow a sitting President and take down this country.
So stop telling us the normal stuff like you are some great law enforcer.
You wrote a book about the DS so now do something about it.
Don’t you and Pam get tired of all your self promotion?
‘Don’t you and Pam get tired of all your self promotion?’
I know I do.
I’m actually tired of both of THEM!
Narcissistic people never do.
“A Mint Hill man that allegedly planned to use knives and hammers to execute a deadly New Year’s Eve attack at a grocery store and a fast food restaurant…”
The gov cannot intercept every potential attack…
I seem to recall Col Jeff Cooper had some words about this.
Knives and Hammers, will there be a 3 day waiting period on these now?
Butchers and construction workers on FBLie radar?
How about the hammers that a judges have?
Was it an extended handle framing hammer?
Questions, questions??
fully machine clip hammer claws with shock absorbing tactical hand grip and flamethrower rail. these hammers must be confiscated for the safety of the children!!!!1!
Don’t forget the model with the waffle pattern assault head. It’s smashed my fingers more than once.
Ditto. lol.
You forgot the additional grenade launcher.
James C Barnacle, Shlomo Kramer, these names today are cracking me up.
The common denominator is the the quran. Seems it appeals to Lone wolves. Better ban the quran…if it saves just one childs life.
it will save billions of children’s lives. quran is the most successful fraud in the history of the world. Check out David Wood/ApologeticsRoadshow on YT. Islam is a dangerous joke!
His name is Christian and he hates Christians.
He hates his father too, but probably has no idea who he actually is.
Funny how the FBI can find such jihadists hiding in the shadows but can’t lay a finger on the dozens of deep staters who began committing conspiracy, fraud, & sedition back in 2015 & have never stopped.
Well, maybe when you participate in a crime it’s harder to solve it.
Funny how Harvard does not employ a single person that is not on the left.
No college does. If they even suspect you might be appalled at blue hair, nose rings, tats all over you’ll never get in the door.
harvard’s single purpose is the grooming and production of future deep state operatives
“Authorities say a search of his home uncovered handwritten plans titled ‘New Years Attack 2026’”.
LOL. Do they think we’re stupid?
Yes, they do.
Think?, no. They are pretty sure at this point. They have receipts too.
I wish I could argue but then I think of my insane in-laws…
They’re still working on back dating receipts for the attack utensils.
Going to Crate and Barrel to see if anyone got a filet knife and meat hammer.
They think we lack common sense like they do…..hence we should fall for the …..He had to wright a note to himself reminding himself of his plans for NYE
The subtitle “Don’t show stupid piggy cops.”
Posting jihad plans to social media? Really? I’d guess that his hammers had higher IQs than his own.
Even Somali’s aren’t that stupid.
The best solution, is never to have the problem. Failing that… “”The Reconquista was a monumental era… spanning over 700 years from 711 AD to 1492 AD. It marks the long and complex series of campaigns led by Christian kingdoms to recapture territory taken by Muslim Moors…”
We’re not prepared for that yet as a nation. The suffering has nowhere near reached the level required for the solution to be tolerable. So the suffering will continue and the threat of dhimmitude will persist.
“Nor would a wise man, seeing that he was in a hole, go to work and blindly dig it deeper…” -The Washington Post (11/25/1911, p. 6).
There are those (Establishment UniParty types) who would look at our comments here and scold us for being cynical.
I would say that we are appropriately suspicious of a government that abuses us on the regular with lies, illegal spying and egregious violations of our God-given liberties.
There’s nothing about this story that passes the smell test. When government speaks, assume it’s a lie until proven otherwise.
And thru their lies, you can see the truth….
Always….
And fraud. Remember ALL the fraud!
There are the two attention whores front and center!
Both of them jumping up and down like toddlers, demanding praise and attention for fulfilling the most basic parts of their jobs. While ignoring the most serious, most important aspects of their responsibilities. And they think this makes them superstars!
I am sick and tired of both Bondi and Patel. They are way past their expiration dates.
That’s an insult to ladies-of-the-evening!
Suuuuuure. Small bust of the year makes news. How about throwing the politicians that break the law in jail. I don’t care if they are republican, democrat, or otherwise. Same for the grifters milking the system on our backs. Maybe then we could have some faith in the system. Until then; FO
Mak
I’m sorry, but these episodes seem to all be alike. The fbi finds some moron on the internet and goads them into planning a horrific terrorist attack. They need a new screen writer.
Now if they could just arrest a couple of corrupt Democrats…..
Perhaps they should hire people who need to identify them….
I don’t think they have many on staff for that mission…..
GET OFF YOUR ASS KASH!
How about the original US Muslim-America Hater, Barry O?
I heard a rumor that President Trump might be doing a little ‘house-cleaning’ in the new year. Perhaps that’s why both Bondi and Patel made a distinct effort to “show face” during this interview from law enforcement about the takedown. A pro-active effort by these two to visibly insert themselves into the narrative to rack up brownie points maybe?
There is so much more ugly stuff that needs the FBI/DOJ attention. Why this obvious distraction is front and center is because they don’t want deal with risky lawbreakers who have powerful friends.
They have to do a LOT of fudging for those brownie points!
this is embarrassing because it is such a trivial case yet the big guns come out for the presser. nothing embarrasses them.
Funny how this FBI are stopping attacks before they happen.
Are they? Really??
They’re creating fake attacks out of thin air. They do this because they think it will distract us from the fact that they’re not doing the job we voted to have done. The “Krash and Blondi Show” is the phoniest show in town.
BAN hammers and knives!
If we just had common sense hammer controls.
Here in SE Ohio you hear hammers going off pretty much all the time 😉
So I think I’ll wait to hear more about this individual. Not that I don’t believe the FBI but….well, they do have a history of “questionable behavior”.
Just look at Dan’s dour countenance… Like he swallowed an entire bag of rotten, sour lemons..
As for Al Sham/isis?? Tis Al(l) a SHAM alright .. pro-offered by the likes of CIA$i$
Will all the purple haired girls go giddy over this pos? Like Luigi.
Can we not be thankful for small miracles?
Miracle?
Try Dog and pony show…..
Dang….
I am glad the guy was caught and people in NC didn’t get bludgeoned to death. I wish that all of that money in Somali suitcases knowingly passing through TSA workers in Minneapolis airport had been stopped. Who knows how many terrorist attacks that is funding as we speak? Maybe if they had been carrying a hammer or two….?
Haji in the wire…I wonder how many more lone wolf sleepers are here complements of Brandon…Coming to neighborhood near you…Get right with God and keep your powder dry…MAGA!!!
Send your children to the one day a week after school Good News Club. There is no law against it. They will hear and be taught about Jesus. Volunteers are heavily screened. If no Good News Club is in your child’s school, think about getting one started. There ARE good things we Christians can do to raise up our children in the way we would have them go and *they will not depart from it.*
Going to a biblical scripturally sound church is also another way to keep your family in God’s hands. What was Christian Sturdevant taught and by whom? His empty angry sick soul was filled with evil.
We clearly need to ban traditional American celebrations, hammers, and knives.
There. Fixed it for us.
😎✝️😎
Was this a false flag operation crafted by the IC community to bolster their case to politicians for continuing FISA – 702 searches?
Yes.
(proactive) Good Work by USA law enforcement !!!
[ it was welcome that violence was largely quiet over the Holidays!!!
– the terrors favorite time of year to seek notice ]
p.s.
corrective measures need to be sought out and implemented
to deter whatever miss creates –
(sick web site made by whom,
an arrogant quest for attention,
a lack of love for other people etc.)
-a human mind(s) to pursue evil against innocent people.
imho
A service to mankind is to convince America not to follow a ( disquised, coy) bad path:
https://rumble.com/v73p52e-ben-harnwell.html?e9s=src_v1_ucp_a
Love thy neighbors
I’ll be waiting to find out the guy was set up by the FBI. That seems to be the FBI’s specialty. Supposedly some autistic guy was the Jan 6th pipe bomber. Suddenly found after Steve Baker named a fed as the bomber.
As so many people here call them – FBLies.
notice no lawsuit by that fed against Steve Baker.
Them Fan Belt Inspectors know where all their little terrorist are and dragging one out from time to time is only to make them look like their doing something.
702 re authorization propaganda is all this is.
It’s really hard to shake the feeling we’re all being had.
These press conferences with all these people getting their camera time can’t be taken seriously.
What’s the EFF BEE EYE’s budget again? How many trillions?
And they manage to catch a kid in NC planning an attack on a grocery store?
It makes your head spin.
Yet they cannot get all the whistleblower’s criminals indicted (paperwork is still on Pammie’s desk) waiting to be approved for arrest warrants. Maybe when they go to tear down the Hoover building will they maybe find all the evidence they need and and Jimmie Hoffa’s remains to put out an official notice that they have found all the evidence they need for Comey, Wray, all the top floors of the FBI for the last 60 years to make public plus the original plans for the 9/11 terror attacks on the towers, the pentagon and other important structures that needed demolishing for insurance purposes but were scratched as too obvious as being CIA planned.
I have wondered the same. Who is going to do a thorough search of the Hoover Bldg to make sure important stuff is not squirreled away?
Seeing all those talking heads in that press con did not overwhelm me at all. They are incompetent in a much bigger way than catching the Isis supporter would show. I smell fear and the realization that they are desperate. Their efforts are in no way sufficient to handle all the threats we face.
An 18 year old tard with hammers and knives -somehow I have to believe there are more dangerous people out there. FBI underwhelming us again.
I knew the FBI was on some bullshit when a clearly mentally impaired Chicago Muslim was set up to plant a bomb in a garbage can near Wrigley Field. It led me to conclude that all such plans were complete FBI bull. They want to keep us scared so they have carte blanche to abuse our constitutional rights.
So one – one man’s plan can get Bondi and Patel to a podium, but those two do NOTHING about the actual crimes perpetrated against the American people. I am starting to get sick of this administration.
4 others terror plans also foiled, 3 weeks ago, in Ca. :
https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/crime/nye-terror-attack-foiled-fbi-california-b2884825.html
p.s.
and yes, there are other things – not made public, yet, – going through a review by grand jury(s).
imho
I’m old enough that I didn’t expect immediate action on the crimes against the American people – but we’ve seen either nothing or complete ineptitude.
We are out of runway – either President Trump leads THIS nation to get it done, or he needs to step aside.
And I would prefer military tribunals wherever possible.
So we live under martial law for a while. Those of us too old to give a rat’s behind say go ahead, most of us have already planned for it, those that just crossed the border or were relocated here better gird their loins, cause a s**tstorm is going to head their way, and it won’t be confined to just a few liberal cities.
Oh, the military tribunal drink…
They’re not happening get over it.
Oh I know, but I was sharing my preference.
DC Courts are enemy territory and everyone know it.
They hear the louder and louder voices wanting to get rid of Bondi and Patel…..the DS wants them right where they are.
I would clap for the FBI, but I doubt they could hear me clapping for them over their clapping for themselves.
I’m sure that this moron was up to no good but do we really need a convention of law enforcement at a presser to promote this common ordinary run of the mill apprehension? And someone please tell Patel to stop wearing those FBI raid jackets. He looks like a wanna be.
Little chilly on those flights coming in from Nevada. And the raid jackets are free for the director. Promoting the FBI and the Hannity 99% are honest hard working patriots line. Spit
And I thought the FBI had stopped framing teens as lone wolf terrorists.
This is so Robert Mueller under W.
Oh please.
Is any terrorist attack not a lone wolf? Ideology matters. Lone wolf is misleading and irrelevant to me. Stop and fight the invasion, fight and punish the idiology, you’ll stop the packs of lone wolves.
They ‘catch’ a mentally disturbed person posting their intentions on social media. Brilliant work.
Bongino can’t get out of the FIB fast enough. FIB/DoJ can’t seem to get to ANY of the Biden Coup Conspirators/Insurrectionist/Traitors or Epstein’s Clients.
I’m sure Atty Gen Blondi is on their trail like the Fox newz hound she is. Also happy to see Patel finally landed the FIB Jet from his traveling with Girl Friend.
and excuse me, but what Antifa/AssIs/BLM/BoKumCia idiot Seeks Unknown “Help” on the internets to commit a Tourist Attack??? PATSY !!!
FIB Fibbing as usual same as the Dc Jan 6th “Bomber” PATSY
So…I thought we were sending troupes to the ME – to fight them there – and not here???
A Black kid. 🙁
NO mercy! This is the second one in three days. You love ISIS so much, move to where they are. Got out of our country!
He could have just changed his first name, and resolved his anger toward his parents for giving him that first name