STERLING, Va. (AP) — Federal authorities say they have arrested a Virginia man and charged him with attempting to obstruct a terrorism investigation.
The Washington Post reports that according to records filed in federal court, Sean Andrew Duncan, of Sterling, Virginia, owned a phone that revealed research into materials relating to the Islamic State, terrorist attacks, weapons, surveillance tactics and body armor.
Duncan was arrested Friday on charges that he allegedly destroyed a thumb drive that authorities say may have contained evidence of criminal activity.
Federal investigators first became aware of Duncan’s activities in February 2016 after a relative reported to the FBI that he had converted to Islam and had possibly become radicalized.
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It was not immediately known if Duncan has an attorney.
Sterling is 35 miles (56 kilometers) northwest of Alexandria.