Man who planned Ohio State shooting moves near campus; court challenge filed
A man who identified as an incel and spent time in federal prison for planning a mass shooting at Ohio State University has moved near campus, a development that the U.S. Department of Justice is challenging in court.
Tres Genco, 27, who is on supervised release, moved into an apartment in mid-May about two blocks from Ohio State’s campus, within walking distance of sorority housing, according to court records.
On May 26, the Justice Department filed a motion asking District Judge Susan Dlott of the Southern District of Ohio to impose additional conditions on Genco’s supervised release, including that his residence be located more than two miles away from any university in Ohio.
“We support the DOJ motion,” an Ohio State spokesperson said. “Student safety is our top priority.”
Court records state that, before moving into the apartment near Ohio State, Genco lived in an unspecified halfway house from August 2025 to April 2026, during which time he was employed and incurred no violations.
Genco was arrested by federal agents in 2021 and later pleaded guilty to one count of attempting a hate crime, receiving a sentence of six years in prison followed by five years of supervised release.
His arrest came after law enforcement uncovered a plot to commit a mass shooting at a university in Ohio, which was later identified as Ohio State, with the goal of killing 3,000 people, according to court records. The planning took place in 2019 and 2020, the U.S. Attorney’s Office reported.
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