Posts Tagged ‘domestic extremist threats & trends’
Man arrested for alleged bomb plot after suspicious Barbourville church visit
Officers report that a Barbourville police investigation into a “suspicious” church attendee revealed alleged plans to bomb a major city. The Barbourville Police Department received reports from an area church in January that 23-year-old Maurya Bharwad was behaving strangely and “attempting to survey various rooms inside the church. Other churchgoers reported that Bharwad appeared to…
Read MoreSalem man accused of shooting window, throwing Molotov cocktail at Tesla dealership
A Salem man is facing a federal firearm charge after authorities said he threw a Molotov cocktail through the window at Salem’s Tesla dealership, then shot at windows in a separate incident. Adam M. Lansky, 41, was arrested Tuesday in Salem after a federal investigation linked him to a suspected arson at the dealership Jan.…
Read MoreNew Omaha city council candidate alleges ‘political terrorism’ as yard set ablaze overnight
Tim Carter officially filed his candidacy for Omaha’s City Council’s District 7 seat in Northwest Omaha on Friday. Now, he says his home was the target of “political terrorism” early Sunday morning. Carter says he and his wife were winding down to bed after watching “Severance” when they heard tires screech and a loud explosion…
Read MoreMan with “violent extremist ideology” charged with possessing videos of child sexual abuse
A federal grandy jury indicted a Pennsylvania man with possession of child sexual abuse material and heard evidence that he holds a “racially-motivated violent extremist ideology” that saw him praise mass shooters, prosecutors announced Wednesday. Aidan Harding, 20, of Glenwillard, Pennsylvania, was indicted on a charge of possession of material depicting the sexual exploitation of…
Read MoreViolent extremists are using antisemitism to recruit in Canada: CSIS report
Ideologically motivated violent extremist groups are using antisemitism in a bid to recruit followers and inspire violence, according to a report from Canada’s spy agency. The report dated May 2024, released under the access to information law by the Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS), said the extremist groups are also tapping into current events, such…
Read MoreMember of the 764 Criminal Enterprise Pleads Guilty to Racketeering Conspiracy and Other Charges
Jairo Jaime Tinajero, 25, pleaded guilty yesterday in the Western District of Kentucky to the following charges contained in the superseding information: racketeering conspiracy, online enticement, three counts of production of child sexual abuse material, three counts of distribution of child sexual abuse material (CSAM), five counts of interstate communications of threats, cyberstalking, and conspiracy…
Read MoreSuspects in killings of Vallejo witness, Vermont Border Patrol agent connected by marriage license, extreme ideology
Two young people who applied in November for a marriage license in Washington have each been charged by authorities in separate January killings that claimed the lives of a Border Patrol agent in Vermont and an 82-year-old landlord in Vallejo, according to police and court records obtained by Open Vallejo. Maximilian Snyder, a 22-year-old data…
Read MoreNeo-Nazi leader on trial in Maryland for alleged terrorist plot to destroy Baltimore-area power grid
A Florida man is heading to trial in Maryland on Monday for an alleged terrorist plot to destroy the power grid in the Baltimore region. The trial began with jury selection. On Monday, more than 27 jurors were chosen to sit on the 36-member body. Court is adjourned until Tuesday, Jan. 28 at 9:15 a.m.…
Read MoreMan charged in arson at Congressman’s office over TikTok ban
The back door of Congressman Glenn Grothman’s Fond du Lac office is charred because of a Sunday fire started with gasoline. Responding officers were able to put it out quickly, and they found the accused arsonist standing there, watching the flames spread to the siding and door. He calmly explained he started the fire because…
Read More‘Orchestrated attack’ on Portland elections office shatters dozens of windows: Police
The attack happened just before 2 a.m. Monday and suspects fled as police arrived at the office, which was not occupied at the time, police said. “It indicates, or demonstrates, what I would consider to be an orchestrated attack on this building,” Portland Police Chief Bob Day told reporters at a press conference. “It’s about…
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