Posts Tagged ‘domestic extremist threats & trends’
Walmart gunman won’t face the death penalty
Patrick Crusius, who has admitted to killing 23 people and wounding 22 others in a racist mass shooting at an El Paso Walmart in 2019, will no longer face the death penalty, El Paso Matters has learned. District Attorney James Montoya, who took office on Jan. 1, called family members of those killed on Monday…
Read MoreFBI investigating after multiple incendiary devices found at Tesla dealership in Texas
Multiple incendiary devices were found at a Tesla dealership in Austin, Texas, on Monday morning, according to the Austin Police Department. Officers located the “suspicious devices” after responding to a Tesla dealership on U.S. Route 183 just after 8 a.m. local time and called the Austin Police Department Bomb Squad to investigate, police said in…
Read More‘Molotov cocktails and firearms’ used in targeted attack at Tesla center in Las Vegas, police say
Las Vegas police and the FBI are investigating a fire involving several vehicles at a Tesla collision center in the southwest valley as a possible terrorist attack. The fire was reported Tuesday around 2:45 a.m. at 6260 West Badura Avenue near Jones Boulevard and Warm Springs Road. During a news conference, Asst. Sheriff Dori Koren…
Read MoreMember of ‘764’ Network Sentenced for Possession of Child Sexual Abuse Material
Jack Rocker, 19, of Tampa, was sentenced to serve 84 months in federal prison for possessing child sexual abuse material (CSAM) followed by a lifetime of supervised release. The court also ordered Rocker to forfeit an iPhone 12, thumb drive, and Acer Laptop, all of which possessed CSAM. Rocker will also have to register as…
Read MoreTops gunman lawyers seek a dismissal for hate crime charge
Lawyers for Tops mass shooter, Payton Gendron were in court Wednesday, asking U.S. District Judge Lawrence Vilardo to dismiss one of the 27 counts in his indictment — the hate-crime charge. Gendron carried out a racially motivated mass shooting targeted at Black people at a grocery store on May 14, 2022, killing 10 and injuring…
Read MoreCanadian Man Sentenced to 25 Years for Destruction of Energy Facilities in North and South Dakota
Cameron Monte Smith, 50, a Canadian citizen, was sentenced today to 150 months in prison per count, to be served consecutively, for two counts of destroying an energy facility — one incident in the District of North Dakota and another in the District of South Dakota.Smith was also ordered to pay $2.1 million in restitution.…
Read MoreMan in custody for arson after fire at Casa Grande Jewish community center
Casa Grande police say a 30-year-old man has been arrested for arson after a devastating fire at a Jewish community center earlier this week. Fire and police officials were called to the Khal Chasidim community center near Pinal Avenue and Florence Boulevard on Monday at 5 a.m. for reports of a fire. Police say the…
Read MoreMan accused of making online threats to shoot up prominent Manhattan synagogue held without bail
Luis Ramirez smiled on his way into court for arraignment on charges he threatened to kill Jews, representing himself as “Adolf Hitler reincarnated.” He appeared in court on charges of making terroristic threats and making terroristic threats as a hate crime. Ramirez was arrested last month by Port Authority Police on the New Jersey side…
Read MoreMan arrested for alleged bomb plot after suspicious Barbourville church visit
Officers report that a Barbourville police investigation into a “suspicious” church attendee revealed alleged plans to bomb a major city. The Barbourville Police Department received reports from an area church in January that 23-year-old Maurya Bharwad was behaving strangely and “attempting to survey various rooms inside the church. Other churchgoers reported that Bharwad appeared to…
Read MoreSalem man accused of shooting window, throwing Molotov cocktail at Tesla dealership
A Salem man is facing a federal firearm charge after authorities said he threw a Molotov cocktail through the window at Salem’s Tesla dealership, then shot at windows in a separate incident. Adam M. Lansky, 41, was arrested Tuesday in Salem after a federal investigation linked him to a suspected arson at the dealership Jan.…
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