A Washington, D.C. Metro transit police officer was arrested and charged with attempting to provide material support to ISIS.
The apprehension of Officer Nicholas Young, who taken into custody at Metropolitan Police Headquarters and terminated from the force Wednesday morning, marks the first time a U.S. law enforcement officer has been accused of trying to aid the terrorist organization, according to The Washington Post.
Officials said that the 36-year-old officer -- at the request of an undercover federal agent -- sent codes for mobile messaging cards that he believed would be used by Islamic State fighters overseas to communicate.
Authorities said there was never any credible or specific threat to the Metro system.
Young has been with the Metro police since 2003 and has been monitored regularly by the FBI -- in conjunction with the Metro police -- since 2010.
"Obviously, the allegations in this case are profoundly disturbing. They’re disturbing to me, and they’re disturbing to everyone who wears the uniform," Metro General Manager Paul J. Wiedefeld said in a statement.
