Federal authorities announced Friday that they stopped an ISIS-inspired New Year's Eve attack in North Carolina before it could be carried out.

The FBI said Friday that it foiled a terrorist attack planned for New Year's Eve in North Carolina. Federal law enforcement officials announced at a press conference that Christian Sturdivant, 18, of Mint Hill, North Carolina, has been arrested and federally charged with attempting to provide material support to a foreign terrorist organization.

The FBI said it foiled an ISIS-inspired New Year's Eve terror attack in North Carolina. Suspect Christian Sturdivant, 18, was arrested on Dec.