The US Justice Department said on ‍Friday it thwarted an alleged plan by a North Carolina man to carry out ‍an ISIS-inspired attack using knives and hammers on New Year’s Eve.Christian Sturdivant, 18, of Mint Hill, North Carolina, was charged with providing material support to a foreign terrorist organization, according to a criminal complaint.For all the latest headlines, follow our Google News channel online or via the app.Sturdivant has not yet entered ⁠a plea on the charges. He was arrested on Wednesday, New Year’s Eve, and made his first court appearance on Friday.Sturdivant had pledged allegiance to ISIS and planned to attack a grocery store and fast-food restaurant in his hometown, Russ Ferguson, the US Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina, told reporters during a press conference.“He was preparing for jihad and ‍innocent people were going to die,” Ferguson said.FBI agents searching Sturdivant’s home found a handwritten document titled “New ‍Years Attack 2026,”