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FBI investigating Minneapolis church shooting as act of domestic terrorism and a hate crime
FBI Director Kash Patel said the department is investigating Wednesday’s mass shooting at a south Minneapolis church as an act of domestic terrorism and a hate crime against Catholics. Minneapolis Police say two children were killed and 17 other people, including 14 kids, were injured after a shooter opened fire during a worship service at…
Read MoreManhunt underway in rugged Australian bush after gunman kills two policemen
Australian police on Wednesday identified a suspect who shot and killed two police officers and seriously wounded a third as the search for the shooter entered day two in a vast, remote rural area in the country’s southeast. Dezi Freeman, 56, was heavily armed and experienced in wilderness survival skills, Victoria’s Chief Commissioner of Police…
Read MoreOak Ridge woman facing terrorism charge after animal shelter threatened
Court records allege that an Oak Ridge woman threatened to bomb an animal shelter because she believed it killed animals. Kathryn Watson, 65, was charged with the commission of an act of terrorism after an incident on Sunday. At 5:55 p.m. on August 16, a police officer went to the Oak Ridge Animal Shelter on…
Read MoreProsecutors seek death penalty against Zizians member charged with murdering border agent in Vt.
The Justice Department said Thursday it will seek the death penalty against a member of the cultlike Zizians group accused of killing a U.S. Border Patrol agent in Vermont in the latest Trump administration push for more federal executions. Teresa Youngblut, 21, of Seattle, is among a group of radical computer scientists focused on veganism,…
Read MoreMan who fired a shotgun outside a New York synagogue gets 10 years in prison
A man who fired a shotgun outside an upstate New York synagogue with dozens of children inside shortly after the start of the Israel-Hamas war was sentenced in federal court Tuesday to 10 years in prison. Mufid Alkhader, 29, was arrested in December 2023 after firing two shots in the air and shouting “Free Palestine!”…
Read MoreLeader of Transnational Terrorist Group Pleads Guilty to Soliciting Hate Crimes, Soliciting the Murder of Federal Officials, and Conspiring to Provide Material Support to Terrorists
The Justice Department announced today that Dallas Humber, 35, of Elk Grove, California — leader of the Terrorgram Collective, a transnational terrorist group — pleaded guilty to all charges against her, including soliciting hate crimes, soliciting the murder of federal officials, and conspiring to provide material support to terrorists. District Court Judge Dena Coggins found…
Read MoreMan accused of terrorism now faces child pornography charge
A man accused of planning acts of mass violence and possessing illegal explosives is now facing an additional charge after investigators say they found child pornography during a search of his electronic devices. The Bexar County Sheriff’s Office filed a charge of possession of child porn of more than 10 items but less than 50…
Read MoreDOJ considers new charges for Zizian, does not oppose filing extension
Attorneys for the woman Border Patrol says shot and killed Agent David “Chris” Maland in January are requesting an additional time to review evidence filed by the government which could result in new charges. Teresa Youngblut, 21, was indicted on one count of use of a deadly weapon against an officer of the United States…
Read MoreMan accused of killing Israeli Embassy staffers indicted on federal hate crime charges
The man accused of fatally shooting two staff members of the Israeli Embassy in Washington outside a Jewish museum has been indicted on federal hate crimes charges, according to court documents unsealed Wednesday. The indictment, filed in federal court in Washington, charges Elias Rodriguez with nine counts, including a hate crime resulting in death. The…
Read MoreNeo-Nazi leader sentenced for plotting attack on Maryland power grid
Brandon Clint Russell, leader of a neo-Nazi group, was sentenced to 20 years in federal prison for plotting to attack Maryland’s power grid in what prosecutors called a terrorist plan, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Maryland said Thursday. Russell’s sentence will be followed by a lifetime of supervised release. Russell, 29, of…
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