Posts Tagged ‘threats to life’
Man charged with threat of mass violence at East Carolina University
A man is behind bars after police say he threatened to carry out a mass shooting at one university in Eastern Carolina. Onslow County deputies arrested Dylan Warbritton Thursday for communicating a threat of mass violence on educational property and resisting a public officer. East Carolina University police say the 23-year-old, who is not a…
Read MoreMan convicted in terrorism trial over the 2022 stabbing of author Salman Rushdie
A man was convicted Wednesday of federal terrorism charges in the 2022 stabbing of Salman Rushdie, the author who has faced a decades-old death threat over his novel “The Satanic Verses.” After just a couple of hours of deliberations, a jury found Hadi Matar guilty of all the charges against him, including engaging in an…
Read MoreRussian attacks on Ukraine kill several; possible Russian missile crashes in Poland
A Russian ballistic missile and drone barrage across Ukraine overnight into Thursday killed at least eight civilians, including children, and wounded dozens of others, officials said. The blitz expanded Russia’s almost daily bombardment of Ukrainian cities as Moscow apparently looked to exploit Kyiv’s critical shortage of Western-supplied anti-ballistic missile defenses. NATO member Poland, meanwhile, was…
Read MoreMessages reveal Lake Brantley [FL] suspects’ texts during investigation
For the first time, messages prosecutors say two Lake Brantley High School students exchanged as detectives began closing in are coming to light — offering a new window into the investigation that uncovered an alleged murder plot. News 6 obtained the screenshots through a public records request to the State Attorney’s Office. Prosecutors believe the…
Read MoreLatest threat against Governor Josh Shapiro involve Crips gang, State Police leader says
The commitment to combat political violence has increased in recent years after the shooting of Donald Trump in Butler and the arson attack on the Governor’s Residence last year. This week, Pennsylvania State Police uncovered a new threat against Governor Josh Shapiro and his wife, charging an SCI Camp Hill inmate with alleged gang ties…
Read MoreThree self-radicalised Singapore teens detained, including 14-year-old who plotted school stabbing
Three Singaporean teenagers aged between 14 and 19, who were self-radicalised by violent extremist ideologies and planned to carry out separate attacks here, have been detained under the Internal Security Act (ISA). The cases are unrelated. One of them was a 14-year-old student who was arrested in May, a month before his intended attack on…
Read MoreSecret Service has investigated 10,000 threats in 2026
U.S. Secret Service Director Sean Curran on Wednesday said the agency has opened more than 10,000 investigations this year into threats against protectees. Curren told reporters about the 40-percent rise, and when compared to last year, that the threat number is “off the charts.” “The environment has become very volatile, and that’s just across the…
Read MoreVernon Hills man accused of making terrorist threats against local high school, church
A Vernon Hills man is facing charges for allegedly making terrorist threats. Prosecutors say Ryan Kang, 26, threatened Vernon Hills High School, Willow Creek Church and several people who live out of state. They say the social media threats included school shootings, bombings and other violence. Investigators say Kang did not have the means to…
Read MoreMan re-arrested for making terrorist threats and mentioning homicide against DA’s office
A Salt Lake City man previously charged for making terroristic threats against court officials, including “government bloodshed,” has been arrested again for leaving a voicemail saying he would “go as far as homicide.” Anthony Dominic Seven, 57, has been charged with threatening terrorism to intimidate, coerce, or influence government, a second-degree felony. On June 24,…
Read MoreWabash man gets jail time for social media threats to Jews and law enforcement
A U.S. District Court judge handed down a 10 month prison sentence in a case involving a Wabash, Indiana man who plead guilty to making making online threats. Between August and October of 2025, Kayden Bell, 20, posted threats on social media targeting Jews and law enforcement according to a press release from the United…
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