Posts Tagged ‘recruitment & radicalization’
Horry Co. teen accused of ‘extreme and unsettling’ extortion tied to ‘764’ network
An Horry County teenager was arrested for an “extreme and unsettling” violent online extortion network, according to a release from the Horry County Sheriff’s Office (HCSO). According to HCSO, deputies received a cyber tip from the social gaming platform Discord regarding possible school violence and worked with the FBI Columbia field office during the investigation.…
Read MoreMiddle Tenn. man indicted on child sexual exploitation charges linked to extremist group
A Columbia, Tennessee man is facing federal child sexual exploitation charges after an FBI investigation tied him to a violent extremist network known as “764.” Zachary Sweeney, 30, was indicted on multiple counts Thursday in Nashville. Court documents show he has a long history of exploiting minors and connections to Nihilistic Violent Extremist, or NVE,…
Read MoreInvestigators probing San Diego mosque shooting suspects’ possible writings
Investigators looking into the motivations of two men accused of killing three people at a San Diego mosque Monday are trying to authenticate a document posted online that purportedly details their motivations, three senior law enforcement officials said. The 75-page document has sections apparently written by Caleb Vazquez, 18, and Cain Clark, 17, the suspects…
Read MoreEuropol disrupts thousands of IRGC online accounts across 19 countries
Europol has taken down more than 14,200 online posts, accounts and links tied to Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, including restricting the IRGC’s main X account — which had accumulated more than 150,000 followers — following the EU’s designation of the organisation as a terrorist group in February. The operation, carried out by Europol’s EU…
Read MoreSchool killer was likely egged on by online extremist ‘handlers,’ investigators say
The killer behind the January 2025 shooting at Nashville’s Antioch High School appears to have had “handlers” associated with violent extremist groups who were egging him on, an exclusive NewsChannel 5 investigation has discovered. Solomon Henderson, 17, left behind a recording in which he attributed the deadly school shooting to Maniac Murder Cult and 764,…
Read MoreCanberra teenager charged with additional terrorism offences, including planning an attack
A Canberra teenager has been charged by the ACT Joint Counter Terrorism Team (JCTT) with additional terrorism offences, including acts in preparation for a terrorist act. The youth, 17, is the first person to be charged with planning a terrorist act in the ACT. It is alleged the teenager was planning an attack on people…
Read MoreSecond Albany County man charged in ‘764’ child sex abuse image investigation
The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of New York announced on Thursday that a second Albany County man has been arrested in connection to the extremist organization “764.” Ryan Catello, 24, of Ravena, was charged with receiving child sex abuse images. Catello, also known under the aliases of “Stabzone” and “Mors,” is accused…
Read MoreQuebec man faces terrorism charges tied to 764 extremist network
A Quebec City resident is facing terrorism charges and is accused of promoting the ideology of the 764 network that promotes violent extremism. Jeffrey Roussel, 26, from Quebec City, allegedly promoted and published graphic, violent and highly disturbing content, with the aim of inspiring and recruiting others, through a group on Telegram, according to the…
Read MoreChicago man gets 25 years for serving as a ‘press person’ for the ISIS terrorist organization
A federal judge on Thursday handed a 25-year prison sentence to a former Chicago software developer who the feds say functioned as a “press person for the Islamic State” terrorist organization and held a sincere, “radical urge for bloodshed.” Ashraf Al Safoo, 41, already has served more than seven years behind bars since prosecutors filed…
Read MoreU.K. inquiry lays bare ‘catastrophic’ missed chances before stabbings at dance class
A mass killing by a British teenager who fatally stabbed three girls and seriously wounded 10 other people at a Taylor Swift-themed dance class in 2024 “could and should have been prevented” if his parents and state agencies had acted as his well-known fixation on violence escalated, according to a report released Monday. Adrian Fulford,…
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