A former Michigan National Guardsman was arrested by the FBI on Wednesday for his role in an alleged plot to attack a U.S. Army Base in Warren.

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Ammar Abdulmajid-Mohamed Said, 19, is accused of planning a mass shooting at Detroit Arsenal and the United States Army Tank-automotive and Armaments Command (TACOM) headquarters, on behalf of the terrorist organization ISIS.

According to the complaint, Said told two undercover law enforcement officers about the planned attack, scheduled for May 13. Said was arrested this week after traveling to an area near TACOM and launching his drone to take a final look at the base.

“The arrest of this former soldier is a sobering reminder of the importance of our counterintelligence efforts to identify and disrupt those who would seek to harm our nation,” said Brig. Gen. Rhett R. Cox, the commanding general of Army Counterintelligence Command, in a statement. “I commend the tireless work of our special agents and FBI partners who worked together to investigate and apprehend this individual.

Said faces a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison if convicted, according to the FBI.

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