Posts Tagged ‘domestic extremist threats & trends’
Hawaii man with 2 prior federal threat convictions charged with threatening Whitmer, Michigan Capitol shooting
A Hawaii man has been charged with threatening Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and also threatening to shoot up the Michigan Capitol building in Lansing. Ronald Saville, 48, of Honolulu, was charged by criminal complaint with sending interstate communications containing threats, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Hawaii said on Tuesday. He had an…
Read MoreHorry Co. teen accused of ‘extreme and unsettling’ extortion tied to ‘764’ network
An Horry County teenager was arrested for an “extreme and unsettling” violent online extortion network, according to a release from the Horry County Sheriff’s Office (HCSO). According to HCSO, deputies received a cyber tip from the social gaming platform Discord regarding possible school violence and worked with the FBI Columbia field office during the investigation.…
Read MoreSPD Investigating Potential Threat at Tacoma University
A Tacoma college student has been hospitalized and served with an Extreme Risk Protection Order (ERPO) after investigators say he posted a picture of a shotgun on a messaging app referencing a mass shooting. On May 26 just before 1:00 p.m., patrol officers received a crisis complaint after a photograph of a shotgun was seen…
Read MoreMiddle Tenn. man indicted on child sexual exploitation charges linked to extremist group
A Columbia, Tennessee man is facing federal child sexual exploitation charges after an FBI investigation tied him to a violent extremist network known as “764.” Zachary Sweeney, 30, was indicted on multiple counts Thursday in Nashville. Court documents show he has a long history of exploiting minors and connections to Nihilistic Violent Extremist, or NVE,…
Read MoreInvestigators probing San Diego mosque shooting suspects’ possible writings
Investigators looking into the motivations of two men accused of killing three people at a San Diego mosque Monday are trying to authenticate a document posted online that purportedly details their motivations, three senior law enforcement officials said. The 75-page document has sections apparently written by Caleb Vazquez, 18, and Cain Clark, 17, the suspects…
Read MoreTennessee teen sentenced after planning mass casualty attack at Nashville mosque
Court documents reveal that the Stewart County teen charged with planning to attack a Nashville mosque has been sentenced in federal court. Gunner Fisher, 19, was sentenced on May 6 following an investigation by the FBI in 2024. Fisher will begin his sentence of 24 months in prison in July 2026. He pleaded guilty to…
Read MoreSuspect, victim details emerge in deadly San Diego Islamic Center shooting
One of the three victims shot and killed at the Islamic Center in San Diego Monday, a security guard and father of eight young kids, is being hailed by first responders and close friends as a hero. The deadly incident occurred around 11:40 a.m. when two teenage gunmen dressed in camouflage reportedly stormed the mosque…
Read MoreNew 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…
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