Washington (CNN) A 19-year-old Ohio resident has been arrested and charged with attempting to support ISIS, the Justice Department announced Thursday.

Court documents said Naser Almadaoji, an Iraqi-born US citizen, was arrested on Wednesday at an airport in Columbus, Ohio, following communication online with people he believed to be affiliated with ISIS and coordination with an undercover FBI employee to travel overseas in order to join an ISIS group.

The announcement noted that "attempting to provide material support and resources to a foreign terrorist organization is a federal crime punishable by up to 20 years in prison."

Reached for comment by CNN, an attorney listed for Almadaoji said he was "prohibited from commenting on the specifics of the case" per local rules for Ohio's Southern District.

"At this stage, I can only say that my client is a 19 year old citizen of the United States who is presumed by our law to be innocent of this charge, and that we intend to vigorously defend his case," attorney James Fleisher said in an email.

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