Prosecutors detail alleged New Year’s Eve terror plot at Mint Hill grocery store

An 18-year-old accused of planning a New Year’s Eve terror attack in Mint Hill appeared in federal court Wednesday, where prosecutors laid out a detailed plan to unleash violence at a grocery store.

Christian Sturdivant was ordered held without bond as investigators described notes, weapons and online activity they say showed an intent to kill dozens of people

Sturdivant hoped to kill dozens of people using knives and hammers, agents had said. Notes found in a garbage can at his residence detailed an attack on a Mint Hill Burger King and grocery store…

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