Posts Tagged ‘domestic extremist threats & trends’
3 cars set on fire overnight in Clayton being investigated as hate crime
Police and the FBI are investigating after multiple vehicles were found on fire overnight in a Clayton neighborhood. “There’s no place for hate anywhere in America,” ADL Heartland regional director Jordan Kadosh said. “It’s unacceptable in the extreme.” Officers were called just after 3 a.m. Tuesday to the 7500 block of Westmoreland Avenue, located off…
Read MoreMan charged with threatening Blacks, Jews across metro ATL claims he’s ‘spokesperson’ for white race
Christopher Robertson, 42, of Fairburn, Georgia, appeared in federal court on Monday after posting videos threatening Jews and Blacks on social media, as well as visiting several Jewish facilities across metro Atlanta. Federal authorities said Robertson posted a series of videos online, where he made racial threats and claimed to be the “official spokesperson for…
Read MoreBexar County man faces terrorism, weapons charges after deputies found explosive devices, firearms, extremist writings in his home
San Antonio may have avoided a mass murder domestic terrorism attack after the arrest of a 39-year-old Bexar County man. The Bexar County Sheriff’s Office (BCSO) said 39-year-old Nathan James Henderson faced terrorism and weapons charges after deputies reported that they found homemade explosive devices, firearms, and extremist writings inside his home. Henderson was arrested…
Read MoreGunman kills 4, including police officer, in shooting at New York City office tower
A man stalked through a Manhattan office tower firing a rifle Monday, killing four people, including a New York City police officer, and wounding a fifth before taking his own life, officials said. The shooting took place at a skyscraper that is home to the headquarters of both the NFL and Blackstone, one of the…
Read MoreLombard teen charged in alleged terror plot against Glendale Heights Islamic center
A teenage boy will remain in jail after he was charged with allegedly plotting an act of terror against an Islamic center in Glendale Heights earlier this month. The DuPage County State’s Attorney’s Office announced on Friday that the 16-year-old boy appeared at a detention hearing, charged with one count of unlawful possession of a…
Read MoreMolotov cocktails thrown at local Republican headquarters in Michigan’s U.P.
Two Molotov cocktails were aimed at the Dickinson County Republican Committee Headquarters building in Iron Mountain, Michigan, local police say. No significant damage resulted. The Iron Mountain Police Department says it has arrested a 19-year-old man from Iron Mountain, which is in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, near the Michigan-Wisconsin state line. The attempted vandalism was noticed…
Read MoreFBI captures former marine reservist in connection with Alvarado ICE facility shooting
A former U.S. Marine Corps reservist wanted in connection with a shooting outside an Alvarado immigration detention center has been captured, the FBI announced Tuesday. The FBI said Benjamin Hanil Song, 32, was on the run after being charged with three counts of attempted murder and three counts of discharging a firearm during a violent…
Read MoreMissouri highly impacted by fiber cable ‘acts of terrorism’, Spectrum says
Missouri is one of the states most impacted by vandalism on fiber optic cables, telecommunications company Charter Communications said Monday, calling such attacks “acts of domestic terrorism.” According to a news release, internet and cable provider Spectrum, which is owned by Charter, has seen a 200% yearly increase in felony attacks on its network through…
Read MorePagosa Springs man suspected of throwing Molotov cocktail into courthouse
A Pagosa Springs man suspected of setting fire to the Archuleta County Courthouse allegedly chucked a Molotov cocktail through a window late at night, according to an arrest affidavit. Security camera footage captured William Wayne Bryant, 71, tossing the incendiary device through a side window, then running from the scene, according to the affidavit. The…
Read MoreThree Zizians face trial together in Maryland amid sprawling federal investigation
Three members of a violent cultlike group, including its alleged ringleader, will be tried together on charges of trespassing, gun and drug possession after police discovered them camping in box trucks in rural western Maryland. The group known as Zizians, which attracted a fringe contingent of computer scientists who connected online over their shared anarchist…
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