The FBI announced it arrested an 18-year-old Idaho man for concocting a “violent plot” on local churches on behalf of the ISIS terrorist group, according to a new release issued Monday.
Alexander Mercurio is facing a federal charge of attempting to provide material support or resources to a foreign terrorist organization, said the Department of Justice (DOJ) in a release, adding that he was plotting to incapacitate his father, restrain him, steal his guns and other weapons, and carry out attacks on churches in Coeur d'Alene, a city in northwestern Idaho, on Sunday.
