Posts Tagged ‘domestic extremist threats & trends’
Metro teen linked to extremist network suspected in SE OKC church fire, multiple vandalism cases
Oklahoma City police are investigating a member of a violent extremist group they said is behind a string of arson fires and vandalism in the metro. A church fire on the southeast side of the city led investigators to identifying the 17-year-old suspect. Police said the teenager is affiliated with a global Nihilistic Violent Extremists…
Read MoreMaryland man faces attempted murder charges after allegedly showing up at OMB Director’s home last year
A Maryland man is charged with attempted murder after he was alleged to have shown up at the home of Russell Vought, director of the Office of Management and Budget, in northern Virginia. Colin Demarco, 26, whom Arlington County police arrested Jan. 22, is charged with attempted murder and carrying a firearm without a permit,…
Read MoreMinneapolis man charged with threatening and cyberstalking ICE officers
A Minneapolis man was arrested Thursday on charges of cyberstalking and threatening to kill or assault Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers involved in the crackdown in Minnesota. Federal prosecutors said in a statement that Kyle Wagner, 37, of Minneapolis, was charged by complaint, and that a decision to seek an indictment, which is necessary to…
Read MoreNew Terrorism-Related Charges Filed Against Alleged Killer of Israeli Embassy Employees
Elias Rodriguez, 31, of Chicago, was charged in a 13-count superseding indictment unsealed today in U.S. District Court with multiple terrorism-related offenses in connection with the May 21, 2025, fatal shootings of two Israeli Embassy staff members outside the Capital Jewish Museum in downtown Washington D.C., announced U.S. Attorney Jeanine Ferris Pirro. Rodriguez previously was…
Read MoreNew York Man and Alleged Member of Nihilistic Violent Extremist Organization 764 Charged with Receiving Child Pornography
Aaron Corey, also known as “Baggeth,” of Albany, New York, appeared in federal court yesterday after being charged with receiving child pornography. “The 764 network is a depraved criminal group that exploits vulnerable children and revels in their abuse,” said Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche. “The very serious crimes alleged in this indictment will be…
Read MoreWimauma teen tied to Neo-Nazi satanic group, charged with terrorism, child porn
The Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office (HCSO) announced Wednesday the arrest of a 14-year-old suspect from Wimauma on terrorism and child pornography charges. According to HCSO, authorities received a tip on Jan. 31 about Jose Pagan Jr., claiming the teen had access to weapons and was planning to conduct a mass shooting at a church near…
Read MoreNeo-Nazis busted as part of plot to create paramilitary team to take out ‘high-value targets,’ FBI says
Two white supremacists, both with connections to a Tennessee-based neo-Nazi network, now face federal charges, accused of attempting to create a paramilitary unit capable of taking out “high-value targets.” Aiden Daniel Cuevas, 20, and Andrew Cole Nary, 23, are being held in separate northern Alabama jails after being arrested Jan. 20 by the FBI. Following…
Read MoreNebraska man who tried to use Molotov cocktail to damage ICE building is sentenced to prison
A federal judge sentenced a Grand Island man to prison for trying to damage a federal property with a Molotov cocktail. Eulisis Martin, 35, will spend five years behind bars. Martin spray-painted the words “Kill ICE” on an Immigration and Customs Enforcement building in June 2025. He then lit and threw the explosive, but it…
Read MoreSouthern Sons hate group members charged with vandalism and arson
Three men were arrested by police for their alleged involvement in a hate group, the Southern Sons. Tristan Somerson, Alexander Hare, and David Pagava are facing charges stemming from actions taken in September. They reportedly desecrated the grave of a Jewish army veteran at Northlake Memorial Gardens Cemetery and later burned a pride flag belonging…
Read MoreFederal prison for alleged sovereign citizen found with ‘cricket bombs’ after east-metro arrest
A 47-year-old man found with homemade explosives and hundreds of rounds of high-powered ammunition after a traffic stop in Oak Park Heights and who prosecutors say identifies as a “sovereign citizen” was sentenced Wednesday to three years and four months in federal prison. Wayne Robert Lund, of Stillwater, pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court in…
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