Toledo synagogue attack plot
Damon Joseph was arrested on December 7, 2018 in Holland, Ohio, he was charged with attempting to provide material support to ISIS and arrested a few days prior to Elizabeth Lecron.[1]
Criminal history
Investigators began to correspond with Joseph in September 2018, posing as ISIS agents, after images of knives and firearms on his social media accounts drew concern.[2] As one of his social media photos had been originally distributed by the media wing of ISIS.[3] He allegedly told undercover agents that he was inspired by the Pittsburgh synagogue shooting, and he admired the shooter,[1] stating that; "My opinion is that Jews are evil and they get what's coming to them."[4]
On December 2, 2018 he sent details of his plan to an undercover agent, to carry out an attack on at least one Toledo synagogue, and added notes of what types of weapons and ammunition to gather, when to attack and how to escape or shoot out with police.[3] On December 7, he met with an undercover agent and took a black duffel bag containing two semiautomatic rifles that had been rendered inoperable by officials, he was then arrested.[5]
References
- ^ a b Li, David K. (December 10, 2018). "Alleged ISIS supporter and woman accused of planning terror attack arrested". NBC News. Retrieved 2018-12-11.
{{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|dead-url=(help) - ^ Morales, Mark (December 10, 2018). "Synagogue, pipeline were targeted by Ohioans arrested in terror plots, officials say". CNN. Retrieved December 11, 2018.
{{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|dead-url=(help) - ^ a b Snyder, Kate (December 10, 2018). "Man, woman arrested in Ohio for plotting massacres; one said he admired accused Tree of Life shooter". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved 2018-12-11.
{{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|dead-url=(help) - ^ Pegues, Jeff (December 10, 2018). "Feds bust 2 people for separate alleged terror plots in Ohio". www.cbsnews.com. Retrieved 2018-12-11.
{{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|dead-url=(help) - ^ Rosenberg, Eli (December 10, 2018). "I can see myself carrying out this operation.' Feds say man was planning synagogue attack for ISIS". The Washington Post. Retrieved December 11, 2018.
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