He told law enforcement at one point that he had traveled to Libya twice in 2011 to fight against the late Muammar Gaddafi. A Metro Transit police officer has been arrested and charged with attempting to provide material support to the Islamic State, marking the first time a U.S. law enforcement officer has been accused of trying to aide the terrorist group. According to the indictment, Young was focused on activity abroad, not in the D.C. area. He gave a person working with law enforcement advice on how to travel to Syria. The training officer told the FBI that Young also owned a semi-automatic AK-47 RPK, an 8mm Mauser rifle and a World War II-era Russian Negeant rifle.

Source: Washington Post August 03, 2016 14:01 UTC