Posts Tagged ‘domestic extremist threats & trends’
Man Arrested for Explosives Threats and Attack on Energy Facility
Hashem Younis Hashem Hnaihen, 43, a Jordanian citizen residing in Orlando, Florida, is charged with four counts of threatening to use explosives and one count of destruction of an energy facility. At his detention hearing yesterday, Hnaihen was ordered detained pending trial. “We allege that the defendant threatened to carry out hate-fueled mass violence in…
Read More‘One of the most violent’ Jan. 6 rioters receives a 20-year prison sentence
A Donald Trump supporter who stood in front of a gallows and spoke of his desire to hang Democratic politicians before he assaulted numerous police officers during the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol was sentenced to 20 years in federal prison Friday. It’s among the longest sentences handed out in a Jan. 6…
Read MoreMaryland man who worked for HHS on Jan. 6 convicted of assaulting police, acquitted of weapons charges
A Maryland man who was working for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services on Jan. 6 was convicted last week of assaulting police during the Capitol riot, but acquitted of multiple weapons-related charges. Adam Ryan Obest, of Thurmont, was arrested in June 2023 after a confidential human source identified him to federal investigators…
Read MoreAlabama AG office bombing suspect changes plea to guilty
The Irondale man accused of detonating a bomb outside the Alabama Attorney General’s office has changed his plea to guilty. No one was hurt in the explosion and little damage was done to the building. The suspected bomber, Kyle Calvert, originally pleaded not guilty to the charges back in February, but new court filings confirm…
Read MoreLawyer Who Tried to Set Off Bomb Outside of Chinese Embassy Pleads Guilty
A Florida lawyer pleaded guilty on Friday to placing a bag of explosives near the Chinese Embassy in Washington, D.C., and trying to detonate it with a rifle, according to court records. This was not the first time the lawyer, Christopher Rodriguez, had attempted a detonation, prosecutors said. He had previously set off explosives in…
Read MoreRioters attack hotels used to house asylum seekers amid worst UK disorder in years
Rioters set fire and broke into hotels used to shelter asylum seekers in northern England on Sunday, as the country grapples with the worst social unrest it has seen in years. The violence was triggered by the stabbing of three young girls in Southport, northwest England, earlier in the week. The far right has seized…
Read MoreDefendants with Ties to White Supremacy Sentenced in Connection with Plot to Destroy Energy Facilities
Three men were sentenced today for various conspiracy and firearms offenses in connection with a racially-motivated scheme to destroy an energy facility. Paul James Kryscuk, 38, of Boise, Idaho, was sentenced today to six years and six months in prison for conspiracy to destroy an energy facility. Liam Collins, 25, of Johnston, Rhode Island, was…
Read MoreNew Jersey Man Sentenced for Series of Violent Assaults on Members of the Orthodox Jewish Community
A New Jersey man was sentenced today to 40 years in prison to be followed by five years of supervised release for committing a series of bias-motivated violent assaults on members of the Orthodox Jewish community in and around Lakewood, New Jersey. Dion Marsh, 29, previously pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Zahid N. Quraishi…
Read MoreOhio Man Sentenced for Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances (FACE) Act Violation, Communicating Interstate Threats and Conspiracy
An Ohio man was sentenced today for threatening to destroy a reproductive health services facility in Columbus, Ohio, and for conspiring to commit money laundering. Mohamed Waes, 33, was sentenced to 66 months in prison, three years of supervised release and was ordered to pay $273,982.08 in restitution. “This defendant threatened to burn down a…
Read MoreGeorgian National Charged with Soliciting Hate Crimes and a Mass Casualty Attack in New York City
A federal grand jury in Brooklyn yesterday returned a four-count indictment charging Georgian national Michail Chkhikvishvili, also known as “Mishka,” “Michael,” “Commander Butcher” and “Butcher,” with soliciting hate crimes and acts of mass violence in New York City. Chkhikvishvili was arrested in Chișinău, Moldova on July 6, 2024 pursuant to an Interpol Wanted Person Diffusion,…
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