HOUSTON — The FBI says a Houston man who provided material support to the Salafi jihadist group ISIS and planned a terrorist attack on U.S. soil has been taken into custody and appeared in federal court Thursday.

According to a series of posts by the FBI on X, formerly Twitter, 28-year-old Anas Said admitted to planning the attack at his apartment in Far West Houston.

“He has created videos extolling the ‘virtue’ of ISIS, the violence and death brought by ISIS, and the need for the terror perpetrated by ISIS to continue," according to court documents. “He is dedicated to his mission to provide material support to ISIS in whatever form that may take.”

The incident was investigated by Houston’s Joint Terrorism Task Force which, the FBI said, learned that Said “was searching for ways to commit violent acts on behalf of ISIS, right here in our Houston area.”

According to the FBI, Said, who was arrested last week, admitted to researching how to conduct an attack on military recruiting centers, offering his home as a sanctuary to ISIS operatives, bragging that he would commit a “9/11-style” attack if he had the resources, and attempting to produce ISIS propaganda.

Said has been on the FBI's radar since 2017, said Douglas Williams Jr., special agent in charge of the FBI’s Houston office.

“To those wannabe terrorists who believe they can hide behind encrypted apps or anonymous social media profiles, please understand that we will find you and we will hold you to account,” said U.S. Attorney Alamdar Hamdani.

Baldemar Zuniga, Said’s attorney, said in a statement that the allegations against his client revolve around providing support to ISIS only through videos and propaganda.

“Despite allegations that my client made statements to government agents regarding proposed terrorist acts, the indictment does not currently allege any planning, or acts of terrorism. This appears to be a lengthy investigation and it will take some time to sift through all of the evidence,” Zuniga said.

If convicted, Said faces up to 20 years in federal prison.