Posts Tagged ‘domestic extremist threats & trends’
Democratic lawmakers report Thanksgiving bomb threats against their homes
At least five Democratic members of Congress from Connecticut were targeted by bomb threats on their homes Thursday, the lawmakers or their offices said. Sen. Chris Murphy and Reps. Jim Himes, Joe Courtney, John Larson and Jahana Hayes all reported being the subject of such threats. Police who responded said they found no evidence of…
Read MoreAnimal rights extremist wanted for U.S. bombings caught in Wales after more than 20 years on the run
An animal rights extremist believed to be behind a pair of bombings in Northern California over two decades ago was caught in Wales on Monday, authorities said. FBI Director Christopher Wray celebrated the capture of Daniel Andreas San Diego, 46, saying on Tuesday that the suspect will finally be held “accountable” for his alleged acts…
Read MoreFlorida Dentist Pleads Guilty to Sending Threats to Multiple Victims, Including an Election Official
A Florida dentist pleaded guilty today to sending threats to three victims in 2019 and 2020 and to an election official in 2024. According to court documents, from September 2019 to July 2020, Richard Glenn Kantwill, 61, of Tampa, sent over 100 threats to various public figures based on their political commentary via Facebook and…
Read MoreMassachusetts Man Pleads Guilty for Threatening to Kill Members of Jewish Community and Bomb Places of Worship
A Massachusetts man pleaded guilty today in federal court in Boston to threatening to kill members of the Jewish community and bomb Jewish synagogues. John Reardon, 59, of Millis, pleaded guilty to one count of obstruction of free exercise of religious beliefs by threat of force, one count of transmitting in interstate commerce a threat…
Read MoreMan who set off explosive device Alabama Attorney General’s Office sentenced to 9 years in prison
An Irondale man who pleaded guilty to setting off an explosive device outside the Alabama Attorney General’s Office earlier this year has been sentenced to nearly a decade in prison. Kyle Benjamin Douglas Calvert, 27, was sentenced to 108 months in prison after pleading guilty to malicious use of an explosive back in August. Originally,…
Read MoreConvicted Jan. 6 rioter now found guilty of plotting to kill FBI agents
A convicted Jan. 6 rioter has now been found guilty of plotting to murder FBI agents who were investigating the Capitol insurrection. Edward Kelley, 35, was convicted Wednesday in the federal case against him in Knoxville, Tennessee, according to the Department of Justice. He is scheduled to be sentenced on May 7, and could face…
Read MoreFormer Georgia Poll Worker Indicted for Mailing Bomb Threat to Polling Place
A former Georgia poll worker was indicted yesterday for allegedly mailing a letter that threatened to bomb a polling place and harm poll workers and for lying to the FBI during the investigation. Nicholas Wimbish, 25, of Milledgeville, was previously arrested pursuant to a criminal complaint on Nov. 4 and made his initial appearance in…
Read MoreFlorida man arrested in alleged plot to bomb New York Stock Exchange
FBI agents have arrested a Florida man in connection with an alleged plot to bomb the New York Stock Exchange, according to charging documents unsealed on Wednesday. South Florida resident Harun Abdul-Malik Yener was charged with attempted use of an explosive to damage or destroy a building used in interstate commerce, according to court documents…
Read MoreCharges: Alleged ‘sovereign citizen’ arrested with pipe bombs in vehicle in Oak Park Heights
A man arrested by Oak Park Heights police during a traffic stop early Saturday who had pipe bombs in his Chevrolet Trailblazer and told police he identified as a “sovereign citizen” has been charged in Washington County District Court. Wayne R. Lund, 46, of East Bethel, is facing felony charges of possession of an explosive/incendiary…
Read MoreFBI arrests 2 Michigan men for political threats
The FBI’s Election Threats Task Force has arrested two Michigan men from Ann Arbor and Jackson who now face charges for sending political threats online. According to court records, the FBI National Threat Operations Center in West Virginia received an anonymous online threatening submission that they traced back to Isaac Sissel, 25, of Ann Arbor.…
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