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Man accused of supporting ISIS stays in custody

Posted at 6:18 PM, Feb 16, 2016
and last updated 2016-02-16 18:18:51-05

A Dearborn Heights man suspected of supporting ISIS will stay behind bars.

A federal judge ruled there's enough concern to keep 21-year-old Khalil Abu-Rayyan locked up.

For now, he's facing only gun and drug charges. But the feds say he made social media threats against a Detroit church and spoke of wanting to behead someone.

The defense argued he was just trying to impress the female undercover agent he was communicating with. The judge did not buy it