Posts Tagged ‘domestic extremist threats & trends’
New Braunfels Woman Indicted for Attempted Arson of Comal County Republican Headquarters
A federal grand jury in San Antonio returned an indictment this week charging a New Braunfels woman with actual and attempted malicious damage by fire to property involved in interstate or foreign commerce, announced U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Texas, Justin R. Simmons. According to court documents, on Jan. 14, Grace Carol Brown,…
Read MoreSecond Albany County man charged in ‘764’ child sex abuse image investigation
The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of New York announced on Thursday that a second Albany County man has been arrested in connection to the extremist organization “764.” Ryan Catello, 24, of Ravena, was charged with receiving child sex abuse images. Catello, also known under the aliases of “Stabzone” and “Mors,” is accused…
Read MoreTerrorism charge added for woman accused of setting fire to GOP’s office
A New Braunfels woman now faces a terrorism charge after officials say she broke into the Comal County Republican Party’s headquarters in January and started a fire. A Comal County grand jury on April 15 indicted Grace Carol Brown, 22, on a charge of terrorism, according to court documents. The charge, a first-degree felony, is…
Read MoreU.S. soldier threatened to ‘walk into a synagogue with my AK’ and ‘kill every single Jew,’ DOJ says
A soldier stationed at Fort Polk Army base in Louisiana was arrested after he threatened to walk into a synagogue and “kill every single Jew,” the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Western District of Louisiana announced Monday. Jakob Marcoulier, 22, was arrested last week and charged with transmitting a threat in interstate commerce after he…
Read MoreNew Orleans man accused of using Molotov cocktail on Tesla building faces new federal charges
A New Orleans man accused of throwing a Molotov cocktail at a Tesla depot on Tchoupitoulas Street was rearrested on new federal charges after bonding out last week. A federal complaint unsealed Monday in the New Orleans-based U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana accuses the man, John Hinkhouse, of one count of…
Read MoreDC gala shooting suspect aired grievances against Trump in writings to family
The man accused of opening fire at the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner railed against Trump administration policies and referred to himself as a “Friendly Federal Assassin” in writings sent to family members minutes before an attack that authorities increasingly believe was politically motivated, according to a message reviewed by The Associated Press. The writings,…
Read MoreD.C. pipe bomb suspect, Brian Cole Jr., hit with 2 new charges
The man accused of planting pipe bombs outside of the Republican and Democratic National Committee headquarters on the eve of the Jan. 6 Capitol riot now faces two additional felony charges, according to a superseding indictment made public Wednesday. Brian Cole Jr. was arrested and charged in December with transporting and planting the two IEDs…
Read MoreTennessee Man Pleads Guilty to Arson and Attempting to Provide Material Support to a Foreign Terrorist Organization
Today, Regan Darby Prater, 28, currently of Tullahoma, Tennessee, entered a guilty plea to one count of arson and one count of attempting to provide material support to a foreign terrorist organization. Prater pleaded guilty in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee at Knoxville. Sentencing has been set before U.S. District…
Read MoreSuspect in attack at Sam Altman’s house aimed to kill OpenAI CEO, warned of humanity’s extinction from AI
A man accused of throwing a lit Molotov cocktail at the home of OpenAI CEO Sam Altman’s home last week was trying to kill him, and was motivated by hatred of artificial intelligence technology, prosecutors said Monday. The suspect, Daniel Moreno-Gama, is being charged with attempted murder in the case, the San Francisco District Attorney…
Read MoreBrooklyn activist pleads guilty to setting fire to 11 NYPD vehicles
A Brooklyn activist with a history of arrests at pro-Palestinian protests pleaded guilty Wednesday to setting fire to 11 empty police vehicles last summer. Jakhi McCray, 22, admitted to the June 12 arson spree, which New York City police officials said caused $800,000 in damages to department vehicles. He faces a mandatory minimum of 5…
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