A US man has been arrested in connection to an alleged plot to bomb a 9/11 memorial ceremony.

Joshua Ryne Goldberg, a 20-year-old Orange Park man, was detained on federal charges surrounding an alleged plot to bomb upcoming 9/11 memorial ceremonies in Kansas City, Missouri, according to the United States Attorney’s Office, USA Today reported.

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Federal prosecutors allege between July and September, Goldberg instructed an FBI informant on the manufacture of a pressure-cooker device, that was to be packed with nails and metal dipped in rat poison.

The alleged target was a Kansas City memorial ceremony for firefighters killed in the 9/11 attacks, Wall Street Journal reported.

He was arrested for distributing information relating to explosives, destructive devices and weapons of mass destruction.

He faces up to 20 years in prison if convicted.

More to come.