Posts Tagged ‘domestic extremist threats & trends’
3 dead, 14 hospitalized in 6th Street mass shooting, Austin EMS chief says
Three people are dead, including a shooting suspect, and 14 were hospitalized after a mass shooting in downtown Austin, according to local officials who held a news conference early Sunday morning. Austin EMS Chief Robert Luckritz said paramedics and police officers arrived to the shooting scene and began treating patients 57 seconds after receiving a…
Read MoreLas Vegas Tesla arson suspect pleads guilty to all federal counts
The man charged with setting fire to several vehicles at a Tesla service center in Las Vegas pleaded guilty to all federal counts on Monday. U.S. District Court records show Paul Kim’s change of plea came without a plea agreement. Sentencing is now scheduled for May 27. Authorities arrested Kim for targeting the Tesla center…
Read MoreICE warehouse in Surprise targeted by arsonist days after massive community protests
Someone tried to burn down a Surprise warehouse that U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement plans to turn into a 1,500-bed detention center, according to the federal agency. On Saturday, “an individual committed arson on a newly purchased ICE building” by breaking a window, igniting a fire and throwing a propane tank into the building, according…
Read MorePennsylvania man accused of assaulting SoCal girl as part of extremist online group
A local 13-year-old girl was rescued from a Pennsylvania man who allegedly found her online and targeted her as part of a cult, flying cross-country to commit horrific acts of violence against the teen girl. The life-saving operation involving local and federal law enforcement rescued the girl from a Castaic motel room on Friday. Authorities…
Read MoreCourt releases “sovereign” citizens to be tried for radical attack plot targeting cops
Four of five men in custody for months on allegations they were plotting acts of terror targetting Dutch governmental organizations were released from pre-trial detention during the third preliminary hearing in the case. The decision by the District Court for Noord-Nederland was made despite prosecutors telling the judges in Leeuwarden that they were expanding the…
Read MoreParents of 764 victim file wrongful death lawsuit against Discord
The parents of a Seattle-area teenager who was allegedly pushed to take his own life by a member of the online extremist network “764” have filed a wrongful death lawsuit against Discord, claiming the social media giant “caused” their son’s suicide and “abetted one of the most depraved and dangerous child abuse cults in modern…
Read MoreMcLoud Man Indicted after Firing at FBI Agents and Threatening to Kill Federal Officers and Others on YouTube
A federal Indictment has been returned charging TAYLOR RYAN PRIGMORE, 30, of McLoud, Oklahoma, with attempting to murder federal law enforcement officers, assaulting federal officers, possessing, brandishing, and discharging a firearm in the furtherance of a crime of violence, and threatening to murder federal agents and others, announced U.S. Attorney Robert J. Troester. According to…
Read MoreWoman sets fire to warehouse after canceled sale to ICE; Local leaders react
KMBC 9 News reporter Andy Alcock was reporting on the cancellation of the sale of a south Kansas City warehouse to the federal government, reportedly for an Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention facility, when a woman walked up to the site and attempted to set it on fire. Platform Ventures, an investment firm based in…
Read MoreMetro teen linked to extremist network suspected in SE OKC church fire, multiple vandalism cases
Oklahoma City police are investigating a member of a violent extremist group they said is behind a string of arson fires and vandalism in the metro. A church fire on the southeast side of the city led investigators to identifying the 17-year-old suspect. Police said the teenager is affiliated with a global Nihilistic Violent Extremists…
Read MoreMaryland man faces attempted murder charges after allegedly showing up at OMB Director’s home last year
A Maryland man is charged with attempted murder after he was alleged to have shown up at the home of Russell Vought, director of the Office of Management and Budget, in northern Virginia. Colin Demarco, 26, whom Arlington County police arrested Jan. 22, is charged with attempted murder and carrying a firearm without a permit,…
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