North Texas man with alleged ‘fascination with mass shooters’ made homemade bomb, feds say

The U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas has charged a Burleson man with possessing a homemade bomb, officials announced Tuesday.

Noah Robert Calderon, a 22-year-old who allegedly idolized the Columbine school shooters, was first charged through a criminal complaint on April 18, officials said. He was indicted May 10 on one count of possession of a destructive devices. Calderon made his first court appearance Monday.

“This defendant exhibited several indicators of potential violence: a fascination with mass shooters, an obsession with weapons, and hatred towards a protected class. What’s worse, he had allegedly progressed from ideation to planning and preparation,” said U.S. Attorney Leigha Simonton in a statement. “In apprehending Mr. Calderon, we may have averted mass tragedy.”

Court documents say the FBI was alerted in October 2022 to images Calderon posted to Snapchat, where he allegedly shared images of homemade bombs, including one marked “SS” — referencing the Nazi paramilitary organization.

Read more: WFAA (Dallas-Ft. Worth, TX)