Homeland Security News
Alleged arsonist targeted Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro over Palestine, search warrant says
The suspected arsonist who allegedly tried to kill Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro decided to firebomb his official residence because of “what he wants to do to the Palestinian people,” according to a search warrant signed by Pennsylvania State Police. Investigators obtained several warrants as part of the investigation into the early Sunday morning arson attack,…
Read MoreFormer FAA Contractor Pleads Guilty to Illegally Acting as an Agent of the Iranian Government
Former Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) contractor Abouzar Rahmati, 42, a naturalized U.S. citizen and resident of Great Falls, Virginia, pleaded guilty today to conspiring to act and acting as an agent of the Iranian government in the United States without prior notification to the Attorney General. According to court documents, from at least December 2017…
Read MoreUK Man arrested over terrorism offences found dead
A man has been found dead a day after he was arrested on suspicion of terrorism offences. Thames Valley Police said the body of the man, aged in his 30s, was found early on Wednesday morning near Partridge Chase, Bicester. The force said the man’s next of kin had been informed and were being supported…
Read MoreMichigan man sentenced to eight months in cruise ship bomb threat
A Michigan man was sentenced this week to eight months in prison for calling in a bomb threat because he was upset his girlfriend’s family was going on a cruise without him. Joshua Lowe, 19, was sentenced Monday during a federal court hearing in Kalamazoo, the Associated Press reported. Federal prosecutors said he was indicted…
Read MoreMan arrested after threatening Tulsi Gabbard and her husband
A man is facing a federal charge after allegedly threatening to kill Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard and her husband, the Department of Justice announced on Monday. Aliakbar Mohammad Amin, 24, of Lilburn, Georgia, allegedly sent threatening text messages about Gabbard and her husband, Abraham Williams, between March 29 and April 1, the Justice…
Read MoreMan wearing gas mask in pepper spray attack at Mass. courthouse held without bail
A man accused of attacking several people with his fists and pepper spray at a courthouse in Woburn on Monday morning was charged and ordered held in law enforcement custody. Nicholas Akerberg, 28, of Yarmouth Port, faces nearly 20 criminal charges in connection with the reported incident at Woburn District Court, the Middlesex District Attorney’s…
Read MorePrison unit emptied after Manchester bomber attack
All prisoners held in the terrorism prison unit where Manchester Arena bomber Hashem Abedi attacked guards have been moved, the BBC has been told. There were seven prisoners in the HMP Frankland separation centre at the time of Abedi’s attack on Saturday, including the extremist preacher Anjem Choudary. The centre has now been emptied and…
Read MoreMan charged with threats of terrorism after bomb threat in Scott County
A man is facing terrorism charges after allegedly threatening to blow up the Scott County Court House on Tuesday night. The Scott County Sheriff’s office said it got a call at around 8:30 p.m. about a possible bomb threat at the courthouse entrance. Officers with the sheriff’s office and the police department arrived to find…
Read MoreAnderson man found guilty of impersonating Homeland Security officer and possessing Molotov cocktails
A federal jury has found Joshua W. Stearman, 42, of Anderson, guilty of unlawfully possessing incendiary bombs, commonly referred to as Molotov cocktails, and falsely impersonating an officer or employee of the United States. According to court documents and evidence introduced at trial, on December 12, 2023, at approximately 1:47 a.m., a police officer in…
Read MorePerson arrested at UnitedHealthcare headquarters after allegedly making ‘threats of violence’
An individual was arrested near UnitedHealthcare’s headquarters in Minnesota on Monday after officials said they “issued threats of violence” directed at the facility, but stressed the person had no “specific grievances” with the company. The suspect contacted the FBI Minneapolis Field Office at approximately 10:47 a.m. to issue the threats “if specific demands were not…
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