Bronx man arrested, accused of ISIS support
NEW YORK - A Bronx man has been arrested on charges he tried to provide assistance to the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS.)
Sajmir Alimehmeti was arrested Tuesday. The 22-year-old was described in court papers as repeatedly demonstrating support for the ISIS since 2014.
It was not immediately known who will represent him at an initial appearance in Manhattan federal court.
Authorities said in a criminal complaint that Alimehmeti this month tried to provide advice and assistance to a person he thought was traveling from New York to Syria to train and fight with ISIS.
The complaint states that officials found numerous materials on his laptop indicating support for ISIS, including photos of ISIS fighters, pictures of Alimehmeti posing in front of ISIS flags, and several lectures from the infamous late American al Qaeda cleric Anwar al-Awlaki.
They said authorities in the United Kingdom had returned Alimehmeti to the United States and provided the FBI with information after he was stopped last year entering the United Kingdom at Manchester and Heathrow airports. The criminal complaint against Alimehmeti said British authorities discovered camouflage outfits and "nunchucks" in his luggage.