thank you, nick. happening this morning a u.s. air force veteran goes before a judge, he s accused of attempt to go join isis in syria. the experienced airplane mechanic was caught and turned back by turkish authorities in jarn. u.s. investigators found a letter on his laptop. let s get the latest from cnn justice correspondent pamela brown. reporter: according to court documents 47-year-old day rod nathan webster pugh from neptune, new jersey who was at one point a mechanic for american airlines trying to travel to syria to join sighs. also he apparently was in the air force for several years where he trained in the installation and maintenance of aircraft and weapons system. they say that s concerning because he could have brought his expertise to the terrorist group if he made it over to syria to join isis as authorities allege in this criminal complaint. according to that complaint, pugh left the air force in the 90s then worked for several private aviation companies and
this gentleman was in the air force in the late 80s and i believe he left the air force in 1990 and got radicalized sometime in the mid-90s and right after 9/11 was sympathizing with osama bin laden. he s had these sympathies for sometime and he s been in the middle east and working for this and it will be interesting to see exactly how much we can pull and what trends he represents and how much of this is a one-off. and what abby refers to is the red flag in this situation, is that he is a military veteran and not just for the symbolism for that which is powerful for isis and he was an aveionic instrument specialist in the air force and a long time airplane
to join isis in syria according to just-unsealed cower documents. 47-year-old tehrod webster nathan pugh flew from gyp to turkey to tampa to enter syria on january 10th according to federal authorities. turkish officials stopped him at the airport. pugh who served four years as an air force mechanic was carrying an ipad, four usb drives and a cell phone. the search of his laptop found search for information on borders controlled by islamic state and a chart of crossing points between turkey and syria. pugh was denied entry into syria when he refused to hall lou officials to search his to allow officials to search his electronic. he worked on airplane maintenance for years. in the air force from 1986 to 1990 pugh received training in the installation and maintenance of aircraft engines and weapons systems. afterward, pugh worked as an airplane mechanic for american airlines as well as other private aviation companies in the u.s. and the middle east. his experience in the private avi
water got inside and ruined everybody s everythings. the house thought she let the family down. but the family just didn t think a flood could ever happen. the reality is floods do happen. protect what matters. call the number on your screen or visit the website to learn more. welcome back everyone. a u.s. air force veteran is now in custody after being accused of trying to join isis. the former airplane mechanic was arrested after traveling to turkey where he was allegedly trying to slip into syria undetected. as pamela brown reports, his events gave him the upper hand in terms of security weak points. reporter: a u.s. air force veteran from new jersey stopped in turkey for allegedly trying
mechanic for american airlines tried to travel to syria to join isis. also he was in the air force for several years, where he trained in the installation of aircraft engines and weapons systems. people in law enforcement say that s concerning because he could have brought his expertise to the expert group if he made it over to syria to join isis as authorities allege in this criminal complaint. according to that complaint, a few left the service in the 90s and worked in the middle east as an airplane mechanic. he flew in january to turkey to dry to cross into syria. officials questioned him and according to court documents, he told them he was a pilot with u.s. special forces and he was in turkey to vacation. however officials denied him entrance after he refused access to his electronics. the criminal complaint said his electronics had been tampered