An American who was captured by Syrian Democratic Forces in Syria is being detained in the U.S. and has been charged with attempting to provide material support to the Islamic State.

Warren Christopher Clark, a former substitute teacher in Sugar Land, Texas, had applied to teach English to students within ISIS and was captured earlier this month by U.S.-backed Kurdish forces. U.S. law enforcement took custody of him this week, and he arrived in Houston on Thursday.

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