A Durham man is accused of trying to join the terrorist group ISIS. Investigators arrested him at Raleigh-Durham International Airport in December, as they say he was trying to get out of the

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.

Alexander Justin White, a Durham resident, was arrested for allegedly supporting IS. The FBI uncovered his plans to join the group abroad after months of undercover communication and online investigations.

A man from Durham, a city in northeast England, has been charged by federal authorities with supporting ISIS and attempting to join the terrorist group after a trip to Morocco. Court documents unsealed on Tuesday revealed that the 29-year-old,