An ex-convict arrested Thursday on a gun charge became a supporter of the Islamic state group radicalized during his incarceration and wanted to join the organization overseas, according to an FBI affidavit. The informants also reported that Spain wanted to travel overseas to engage in violent jihad on behalf of the Islamic State. If he couldn't travel overseas, he was willing to commit violent acts inside the United States, according to the informants. According to the affidavit, Spain met with an undercover FBI informant Thursday morning at his home outside Richmond. Since 2014, more than 130 people have been charged in the U.S. with crimes related to the Islamic State, according to the George Washington University Project on Extremism.

Source: ABC News August 31, 2017 20:37 UTC