He was planning to eventually join a terrorist group, the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria

◼ California student held on terrorism charge linked to L.A. subway - LA Times

A 20-year-old student at a California community college, who authorities said had discussed an attack on the Los Angeles subway, has been arrested on a federal terrorism charge while trying to enter Canada for an eventual trip to the Mideast, where he planned to help a group wage holy war, officials said Monday.