Posts Tagged ‘domestic extremist threats & trends’
Valley City man faces federal charges for threatening Lorain County mosque
A Valley City man accused of posting threatening social media messages and videos targeting a Lorain County mosque now faces federal charges. Wyatt Brzoska, 20, was arrested in March, accused of planning an attack at a Columbia Station mosque. Investigators said a search of his bedroom inside his family’s home turned up 10 guns, around…
Read MoreEx-Louisiana police officer pleads guilty to terrorism conspiracy
A former Marine and New Iberia police officer has pleaded guilty to a federal terrorism conspiracy charge, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Western District of Louisiana. Prosecutors said Micah James Legnon, who also used the aliases “Kateri” and “Black Witch,” joined an anti-government group whose members discussed plans to carry out an…
Read MoreMaine Teenager Is First Juvenile in the Nation to Be Federally Charged, Adjudicated, and Detained for Acts Related to Nihilistic Violent Extremist Groups in the 764 Network
A 17-year-old from Maine is the first juvenile in the United States to be federally charged and adjudicated for acts of juvenile delinquency related to the teen’s role in online nihilistic extremist groups (NVE) connected to the 764 network. The juvenile was found to have committed multiple acts of juvenile delinquency, including conspiring to sexually exploit…
Read MoreDA says a teen who recorded San Diego mosque shooting livestream has been charged with murder
A 17-year-old North Carolina girl who recorded a livestream of a shooting that killed three people at a San Diego mosque and then disseminated the attackers’ white-supremacist writings has been charged with murder by aiding and abetting, a district attorney said Monday. Forsyth County District Attorney Jim O’Neill said at a news conference in Winston-Salem…
Read More764 Extremist Group Member Sentenced to 77 Years in Prison for Production of Child Sexual Abuse Material and Distribution of Animal Crushing Videos
Kyle William Spitze, 27, of Friendsville, TN was sentenced today to 77 years in prison for production of child sexual abuse material (CSAM), abetting the distribution of animal crushing videos, and possessing and accessing with the intent to view CSAM. Following his imprisonment, he was also sentenced to lifetime supervised release and will be required…
Read MoreLuigi Mangione pleads guilty in federal case, admits shooting UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson
Luigi Mangione entered a guilty plea in his federal case at a court appearance in Manhattan Friday morning, admitting to the judge that he shot and killed UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson outside a Midtown hotel in 2024. Mangione, 28, faced both federal and state trials in New York for the deadly shooting. He had previously…
Read MoreNorthwest Indiana man charged with exploiting minors
Charleston Fallon, 19, of Gary, is charged with sending threats across state lines, coercing a minor and attempting to sexually exploit children. According to a probable cause affidavit, Fallon was a member of 764, which an FBI agent described as a “nihilistic violent extremist group” that seeks to “destroy civilized society through the corruption and…
Read MoreMan wanted by FBI in Florida for arson, terroristic activity arrested in Tennessee
A man wanted by the FBI was arrested in Lebanon after the Lebanon Police Department was alerted by the SafeNet license plate reader system. The man was wanted by the FBI in Jacksonville on an arson charge that had been flagged as terroristic activity. “Because our LPR system does not track a vehicle’s every movement,…
Read MoreSuspect in NSB bridge threat linked to prior extremist probe
An Edgewater man who threatened to destroy a New Smyrna Beach bridge was previously a target of an FBI investigation over racist and violent statements, and is believed to hold “incel” views, according to police reports. Logan Cimms, 20, made the bridge threats in a Snapchat conversation, where he referred to the arrest of a…
Read MoreMinnesota man gets 2 life sentences for killing Democratic lawmaker and her husband
The Minnesota man who pleaded guilty to killing a top Democratic lawmaker and her husband was sentenced to spend the rest of his life in prison on Thursday, a little over a year after the political attacks. Vance Boelter, 59, was sentenced to two consecutive life terms plus 40 years in prison after pleading guilty…
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