A man from Durham has been arrested on charges of attempting to support ISIS, with a press conference by U.S. Attorney Easley and other officials scheduled to detail the accusations.

Investigators learned that his flight was set for Dec. 4 from RDU with a return flight to the Triangle on Dec. 18. An FBI special agent noted that White likely purchased a round-trip ticket to avoid arousing suspicion, a common practice among Islamic extremists.

A North Carolina man is facing charges for trying to join ISIS. ALSO: Durham woman admits to falsely accusing Duke lacrosse players of rape in 2006 According to federal court records, Alexander White – who goes by Sulaiman Al-Amriki – started posting on Facebook in May of last year,