A North Carolina man was arrested Thursday after allegedly trying to recruit people to conduct a terror attack in the United States on behalf of the Islamic State, according to a Justice Department statement.

Erick Jamal Hendricks contacted someone who pledged allegiance to the group over social media in the spring of 2015. Hendricks told that person he “needed people” and he wanted to meet in person.

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