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A skeletal portrait of the Sterling, Va., man federal authorities have accused of obstructing a terrorism investigation began to come into focus on Monday — that of a directionless youth who converted to Islam at the end of high school, married a significantly older Muslim woman, had a child who died as an infant, and became increasingly religious until an arrest Friday that allegedly included him destroying a computer thumb drive that authorities suspect may have contained evidence of terrorism-related activity. In the months before that arrest, court filings allege, Sean Andrew Duncan, 21, who will appear in federal court...

The FBI on Friday night raided the Sterling, Virginia, home of a Muslim convert, Sean Andrew Duncan, who, according to an FBI affidavit filed in the case, stated that he attempted to join ISIS in Syria and shared bomb-making instructions with a woman currently in international custody. Sterling, about 20 miles from Washington, D.C., is home to a large Muslim community. According to an Instagram post by Duncan, he converted to Islam at age 17 and moved to the area from Pittsburgh this past June. When reports emerged Friday night that an FBI raid was ongoing, there was no indication...

STERLING, Va. - The FBI is conducting a raid in a Northern Virginia neighborhood on Friday. Aerial footage from SkyFox showed police activity taking place in the 46900 block of Courtyard Square in Sterling. by Taboola Sponsored Links Ad Content How an MSCJ Can Help You Serve Federal Agencies University of Cincinnati This Shave Club's New Offer Explains Their Cult Following Dollar Shave Club “At this time we can only confirm that there is court authorized law enforcement activity in Sterling, Virginia,” an FBI spokesperson said in a statement. Image Gallery 3 PHOTOS (Photo: Cori Coffin / FOX 5 WTTG)...