Posts Tagged ‘domestic extremist threats & trends’
Proud Boy Jan. 6 defendant who shot at law enforcement is sentenced to prison
A member of the Proud Boys who stormed the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, and shot at law enforcement officers this year after the FBI asked him to surrender was sentenced to two years in federal prison Wednesday. Nathan Pelham, of Texas, pleaded guilty to a federal felony charge of possession of a firearm by…
Read MoreMan agrees to plead guilty to firebombing Wisconsin anti-abortion group office in 2022
A man accused of firebombing an anti-abortion office in Wisconsin last year has agreed to plead guilty to a federal charge of damaging property with explosives. Online court records show Hridindu Roychowdhury, of Madison, filed a signed plea agreement Monday in the Western District of Wisconsin. He will face up to 20 years in prison…
Read MoreMontreal Jewish school targeted in shooting for 2nd time in less than a week, police say
A Jewish school in Montreal was shot at Sunday, the second time in under a week the school has been targeted with gunfire, according to police. The facade of the school in Montreal’s Côte-des-Neiges neighborhood sustained damage but was empty at the time of Sunday’s shooting, and no one was injured, Caroline Chevrefils, a spokesperson…
Read MoreMan, 71, charged with murder, hate crimes in stabbing death of 6-year-old
An Illinois man was charged with stabbing a 6-year-old Muslim boy to death and seriously injuring his mother in what police said was a hate crime linked to the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas in the Middle East. Joseph Czuba allegedly stabbed the boy 26 times with a “military-style knife” and his mother more…
Read MoreMan arrested in possible hate crime at Fresno bakery is also a suspect in synagogue vandalism
One person was arrested Tuesday in connection with a possible anti-Jewish hate crime at a Mediterranean bakery in Fresno and police say the suspect may have also been involved in vandalizing a synagogue. The vandalism comes as Israel wages war against Hamas after several terror attacks killed more than 1,000 people last week. Orlando Javier Ramirez, 30,…
Read MoreNew York subway shooter receives 10 life sentences over terrorism charges
The man responsible for the mass shooting in a Brooklyn subway last year will spend the rest of his life behind bars. Frank James, who earlier this year pleaded guilty to terrorism charges, received 10 life sentences plus 10 years on Thursday for opening fire during the morning rush on April 12, 2022. Ten people were…
Read MoreA man seeking Wisconsin’s governor illegally brought guns to the state Capitol — twice in one day
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A man illegally brought a loaded handgun into the Wisconsin Capitol, demanding to see Gov. Tony Evers, and returned at night with an assault rifle after posting bail, police said Thursday. The man, who was shirtless and had a holstered handgun, approached the governor’s office on the first floor of the…
Read MoreArmed man arrested twice in 7 hours while seeking Wisconsin governor at Capitol
A man reportedly showed up with a handgun, looking for Wisconsin Gov Tony Evers in the state Capitol, and was arrested — but posted bail and later returned bearing an assault rifle, only to be held in custody again. The Department of Administration said in a statement that the man was shirtless, had a “a…
Read MoreWhy India’s warnings about Sikh separatism don’t get much traction in the West
The current India-Canada crisis has exposed a sharp disconnect between India and the West on the issue of Sikh separatism. Ever since Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau alleged possible Indian involvement in the June assassination of Hardeep Singh Nijjar, a Sikh separatist leader in British Columbia, New Delhi has doubled down on a long-standing grievance:…
Read MoreHow white supremacist fight clubs are building covert far-right militias
White supremacist groups using the guise of fitness and martial arts to attract and grow their numbers are effectively creating a new militia network, with dozens of chapters forming in the US, Canada and across Europe within just three years, according to a newly published report from extremism researchers. At least 46 so-called “active clubs”…
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