ISIS
United States v. Christian Sturdivant
Status: Christian Sturdivant: Charged, January 27, 2026
- District
- Western District of North Carolina
- Docket number
- Not matched
- Group named in DOJ releases
- ISIS
- Statutes
- 18 U.S.C. § 2339B
- First DOJ release
- January 2, 2026
Primary Sources
- FBI Disrupts Alleged New Year’s Eve Attack, Man Charged with Attempting to Provide Material Support to ISIS, Office of Public Affairs, January 2, 2026
- FBI Disrupts Alleged New Year's Even Attack, Man Charged With Attempting To Provide Material Support To ISIS, U.S. Attorney's Office, Western District of North Carolina, January 2, 2026
- Federal Indictment Charges Man With Attempting To Provide Material Support To ISIS, U.S. Attorney's Office, Western District of North Carolina, January 27, 2026
Status and dates follow these DOJ releases. Docket details from CourtListener (RECAP).
Christian Sturdivant
- Status
- Charged (DOJ release, January 27, 2026)
- From the DOJ release:
The formal indictment comes after Christian Sturdivant, of Mint Hill, was arrested and charged on December 31, 2025, by criminal complaint after the FBI learned he was planning to use knives and hammers to execute a deadly New Year’s Eve attack at a grocery store and a fast- food restaurant.
- Age
- 18 (per DOJ release of January 2, 2026)
- Charges as described by DOJ
- attempting to provide material support to ISIS by planning a mass-casualty attack
- Charged or arrested
- January 2, 2026
Cite: Middle East Forum, Islamist Terrorism Prosecutions, "United States v. Christian Sturdivant," accessed October 13, 2026, https://cases.meforum.org/case/us-v-sturdivant-2026/