"Countless lives were saved here, US Attorney Russ Ferguson said at a news conference. On New Year's Eve, everyone is at the grocery store. We're all buying the things we need to celebrate. And we could have had a significant, significant loss of life, a significant injury here. Ferguson explained that Sturdivant was arrested on New Year's Eve, the day of his planned attack."
"The 18-year-old has been charged with attempting to provide material support to a foreign terrorist organisation, and he made his first court appearance on Friday. Sturdivant faces a maximum sentence of 20 years in prison, according to Ferguson. But during his news conference, Ferguson, an appointee of President Donald Trump, appeared to voice frustration with the court system for failing to approve an earlier effort to detain Sturdivant on mental health grounds."
Federal authorities accused 18-year-old Christian Sturdivant, a Mint Hill resident, of plotting a New Year's Eve attack on a grocery store and a fast-food restaurant in Mint Hill, North Carolina. Sturdivant was arrested on New Year's Eve and charged with attempting to provide material support to a foreign terrorist organization. He made his first court appearance and faces a maximum sentence of 20 years in prison. US Attorney Russ Ferguson said countless lives were saved by the arrest and expressed frustration that a state magistrate judge denied an earlier request to involuntarily commit Sturdivant despite threats to others and plans for self-harm.
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