Third Dearborn man charged in alleged terror plot targeting locations in Ferndale

New details in alleged terrorist plot out of Dearborn

A third individual has been arrested and charged in connection to an alleged plot to commit a terrorist act in Michigan. The updated complaint, now stretching over 90 pages, includes months of evidence collected before law enforcement took two Dearborn men into custody last week.

(FOX 2) - A third person has been arrested and charged in connection with a terror plot targeting a city in Michigan, days after the FBI released a complaint naming two men from Dearborn as suspects.

The third defendant, identified as Ayob Nasser, 19, of Dearborn, is charged with the transfer of firearms and ammunition for the purpose of committing terrorism and conspiring to provide resources to a terrorist organization.

He joins Mohmed Ali and Majed Mahmoud as co-defendants in the alleged terror plot case brought by the U.S. District Court of Eastern Michigan. Both Ali and Nasser are brothers, according to federal documents.

Ayob Nasser, 19, of Dearborn.

The latest:

The three men are accused of conspiring with ISIS to commit an act of terrorism on behalf of the group, allegedly targeting the community of Ferndale for a possible attack on Halloween weekend.

During the FBI's raids last week, agents seized several high-powered weapons, body armor, and over 1,600 rounds of ammunition.

The FBI used informants, monitored encrypted chats, and reviewed footage of the men at gun ranges to gather evidence.

"We will not stop. We will follow the tentacles where they lead. We will continue to stand guard with the FBI against terrorism," said U.S. Attorney Jerome F. Gorgon, Jr.

The backstory:

Federal agents raided three locations across Dearborn and Inkster on Oct. 31 and took two men into custody in connection with a months-long investigation looking into a possible plot to commit a terror attack in Michigan.

The FBI Director first announced the raids Friday morning, but few details about the case were released until a complaint entered into federal court was unsealed on Monday.

It included dialogue and messages between the defendants about a possible operation, as well as video of them practicing shooting firearms they had purchased over the internet.

Early on in the investigation, one of the co-conspirators referenced a terrorist attack in France in 2015 and hopes to plan the "same thing."