Archive for August 2023
A new network of hate groups in the Pacific Northwest targets smaller Pride festivals
The hateful messages began as soon as Michelle Lee agreed to let Oregon City Pride use the Oregon City Children’s Theater, a small performance space she owns, and an adjacent parking lot for the June LGTBQ Pride festival. “My phone, my daughter’s phone, our business phone,” were all targeted, she said. “Some are very brief…
Read MoreUtah Man Sentenced for Hate Crime Attack of Three Men
A Utah man was sentenced yesterday to 20 years in prison followed by five years of supervised release for his bias-motivated attack of three men at a family-owned business. On Feb. 19, 2020, after a five day trial, a jury in Salt Lake City convicted Alan Covington for attacking three men with a metal pole…
Read MoreMan killed during FBI raid in connection with threats against Biden, other officials
A Utah man was shot and killed during an FBI raid early Wednesday morning, the FBI confirmed to ABC News. The raid was in connection with an investigation into alleged threats against President Joe Biden and others, according to two officials briefed on the case. One of the officials told ABC News that the investigation…
Read MoreSouth Koreans shocked after back-to-back stabbing rampages
An apparently random stabbing attack in a commuter town near Seoul, the second such rampage in South Korea in less than two weeks, has sparked fear in a country that has long been considered safe with a low murder rate and strict firearm curbs. A man rammed his car into passers-by then got out and…
Read MoreMan who fled UK to Bulgaria after terrorism charges jailed
A man who was found with explosive materials and downloaded terrorist bomb-making manuals has been jailed. David Bodill, of Buxton, Derbyshire, was found with extremist material that showed attacks and beheadings on his laptop and other devices in March 2020. The 29-year-old fled to Bulgaria after he was charged but was extradited back to the…
Read MoreAtlantic County Man Charged with Possessing Destructive Devices
An Atlantic County, New Jersey, man was charged today with possessing destructive devices, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced. Robert J. Moser, 31, of Mays Landing, New Jersey, was charged by complaint with one count of possessing destructive devices. He is scheduled to appear today before U.S. Magistrate Judge Matthew J. Skahill in Camden federal…
Read MoreBosnia arrest man suspected of Islamic State attack plan – prosecutors
A 43-year-old man has been arrested in Bosnia on suspicion of having links with Islamic State militants and of planning to attack Muslims from other traditions and one of their mosques, prosecutors said on Monday. The man from the central town of Zenica had been convicted in the past of other crimes related to terrorist…
Read MoreIdaho Man Indicted on Federal Charges for Shooting Power Stations at the Hells Canyon and Brownlee Dams
U.S. Attorney Josh Hurwit announced today that a federal grand jury in Boise returned an indictment charging Randy Scott Vail, 58, of Meridian, Idaho with two counts of destruction of an energy facility, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1366(a). The indictment alleges that on June 8, 2023, and continuing into June 9, 2023, Vail…
Read MoreUtah Man Sentenced for Hate Crime Attack of Three Men
A Utah man was sentenced yesterday to 20 years in prison followed by five years of supervised release for his bias-motivated attack of three men at a family-owned business. On Feb. 19, 2020, after a five day trial, a jury in Salt Lake City convicted Alan Covington for attacking three men with a metal pole…
Read MoreU.S. closes Haiti embassy amid “rapid gunfire” after Haitians march to demand security
The U.S. Embassy in Haiti said it was closing down on Tuesday due to gunfire nearby, after months of ceaseless violence at the hands of gangs drove thousands of Haitians onto the streets to demand security. “The Embassy is closed today. All personnel are restricted to Embassy compounds until further notice due to gunfire in…
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