Archive for January 2024
Iowa teen charged with threat of terrorism for posting alleged threat after Perry shooting
West Des Moines Police arrested an 18-year-old for allegedly threatening to “shoot up the school??” Thursday, shortly after a school shooting in Perry that killed a sixth grader and injured five others. Court documents say Lakeeve Fort, 18, posted a Snapchat saying “Should I shoot up the school??” with a thumps up or down. Fort…
Read MoreIsraeli strike on Lebanon kills senior commander in elite Hezbollah unit
An Israeli strike on south Lebanon on Monday killed a senior commander in Hezbollah’s elite Radwan force, three security sources told Reuters. The security sources identified him as Wissam al-Tawil, the deputy head of a unit within the Radwan force. They said he and another Hezbollah fighter were killed when their car was hit in…
Read MoreMaryland “Proud Boy” Pleads Guilty to Assaulting Law Enforcement with Weapons During Jan. 6 Capitol Breach
A Maryland man pleaded guilty today to a felony charge of assaulting, resisting, or impeding certain officers using a dangerous weapon during the breach of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. His actions and the actions of others disrupted a joint session of the U.S. Congress convened to ascertain and count the electoral votes…
Read MoreIndian Navy Retakes Merchant Ship From Armed Hijackers in the Arabian Sea
Indian Navy commandos secured the hijacked Liberian-flagged MV Lila Norfolk last week after a 24-hour confrontation off the Somali Coast in the Arabian Sea. This swift response comes as New Delhi reinforces its presence in the area, surging ships and aircraft to deter attacks on international shipping in the Western Indian Ocean Region. Five to…
Read MoreIsraeli strike on Lebanon kills senior commander in elite Hezbollah unit – security sources
An Israeli strike on south Lebanon on Monday killed a senior commander in Hezbollah’s elite Radwan force, three security sources told Reuters. The security sources identified him as Wissam al-Tawil, the deputy head of a unit within the Radwan force. They said he and another Hezbollah fighter were killed when their car was hit in…
Read MoreSixth-grade student killed in Iowa school shooting, suspect dead
A sixth-grade student was killed on Thursday morning and five other people wounded when a 17-year-old opened fire at an Iowa school on the first day of classes following the winter break, law enforcement officials said. The suspect was identified as Dylan Butler, a student at Perry High School, officials said at a news briefing.…
Read MoreNeo-Nazi podcasters sent to prison on terror charges for targeting Prince Harry and his young son
A neo-Nazi podcaster who called for the deaths of Prince Harry and his young son received a prison sentence Thursday along with his co-host Thursday. The sentencing judge in London called the duo “dedicated and unapologetic white supremacists” who encouraged terrorism. Christopher Gibbons and Tyrone Patten-Walsh espoused racist, antisemitic, Islamophobic, homophobic and misogynistic views and…
Read MoreNC man charged with sending threatening emails to Jewish worship center, FBI says
A Piedmont Triad man has been charged after he allegedly sent threatening emails to a North Carolina Jewish organization. Jeffrey Scott Hobgood, of Troy, was arrested and charged on Monday with communicating threats. Law enforcement alleges that he sent threatening emails to a family member last year and then sent antisemitic, threatening emails to an…
Read MoreJan. 6 Proud Boys defendant who led law enforcement on manhunt sentenced to 10 years in prison
A member of the far-right Proud Boys group who was convicted on charges that included assaulting police during the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riot and later cut off his ankle monitor in an attempt to flee from law enforcement was sentenced to 10 years in prison on Thursday. Christopher Worrell, of Florida, was convicted of…
Read MoreNew Jersey Man Charged With Attempting To Provide Material Support To Al Shabaab
Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Matthew G. Olsen, the Assistant Attorney General for National Security, James Smith, the Assistant Director in Charge of the New York Field Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (“FBI”), and Edward A. Caban, the Commissioner of the New York City Police…
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