Federal officials say they withheld publicizing charges against the accused man until they were certain that he acted alone.

Investigators learned that his flight was set for Dec. 4 from RDU with a return flight to the Triangle on Dec. 18. An FBI special agent noted that White likely purchased a round-trip ticket to avoid arousing suspicion, a common practice among Islamic extremists.

A suspected North Carolina ISIS supporter is facing federal charges after he allegedly made plans to travel to Morocco in December 2024 to join the foreign terrorist organization.