NEWS RELEASE from @​FBISeattle: Department of Energy Employee Arrested in Washington State on Charges of Attempted Material Support to Houthis. Read more about how this #FBI is preventing terrorism and protecting the homeland: ↧ Department of Energy Employee Arrested in Washington State on Charg... Ashton Hamed Ellaboudy, 51, a resident of Richland, Washington, was arrested this morning and charged with attempting to provide material support or resources to the Houthis, a designated foreign terrorist organization. Ellaboudy is scheduled to make an initial appearance before a federal magistrate judge on Oct. 2 at 11:00 a.m. in Richland.