PHILADELPHIA — A Maryland teenager from Pakistan is being held in U.S. custody on terrorism charges, accused of soliciting funds and recruits to help a Pennsylvania woman known as Jihad Jane, two people close to the investigation confirm.

Juvenile charges filed last month accuse the 17-year-old of helping Colleen LaRose support overseas terrorists she had met online, they said Friday. LaRose, 48, has pleaded guilty to charges she plotted to kill a Swedish artist who had offended Muslims.

The Ellicott City, Md., teen had accepted a full scholarship to prestigious Johns Hopkins University. Instead, he remains in custody at a youth facility in Berks County. He could have his case moved to adult court when he turns 18 next month.

The FBI reportedly searched the family’s home near Baltimore and interviewed the teen several times at FBI headquarters without a lawyer or family member present. However, the parents had authorized the interviews.

The teen met LaRose online when he was 15, according to LaRose’s indictment and a person close to the investigation.