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RE: FBI makes two unrelated domestic terror arrests in Toledo area
(12-10-2018 03:58 PM)Kaplony Wrote: https://www.wfxg.com/2018/12/10/fbi-anno...ror-cases/
Quote:The FBI on Monday announced the arrests of two people in unrelated domestic terrorism plots - one which would have targeted Jews and another that had anarchist underpinnings.
Damon Joseph, 21, of Holland, Ohio, allegedly planned attacks against Toledo synagogues. He is described as an ISIS sympathizer who made videos to try to recruit others to his cause.
After months of undercover work, the FBI determined that Joseph was a radicalized supporter of ISIS.
Quote:“This man spent months planning a violent terrorist attack on behalf of ISIS here in the United States, and eventually targeted a Jewish synagogue in the Toledo area,” said Justin E. Herdman, United States Attorney for the Northern District of Ohio. “The charges describe a calculated man fueled by an ideology of hatred and intent on killing innocent people. The FBI, our police and Justice Department employees are to be credited for working to stop the defendant before he could act.”
Joesph started conversing with undercover officers and said he was a supporter of ISIS.
At some point, the FBI said, his online jihad turned into a physical jihad, in which he plotted to harm Jews.
He stated, “Jewish people were evil and deserved what was coming to them,” in the wake of the recent synagogue shooting in Pittsburgh, expressing his admiration for the attack to an undercover agent.
FBI Acting Special Agent in Charge Jeff Fortunato said: “In a matter of months, Damon Joseph progressed from radicalized, virtual jihadist to attack planner. He ultimately decided to target two Toledo-area synagogues for a mass-casualty attack in the name of ISIS. Joseph will now be accountable in a court of law for his pursuit of a violent act of terrorism upon our fellow citizens attending their desired house of worship.”
Quote:Elizabeth Lecron, 23, of Toledo was arrested on charges of plotting a violent attack.
The Toledo woman is accused of purchasing materials to make a bomb for use in a domestic terrorist attack, the FBI says.
“This defendant bought black powder and hundreds of screws that she expected would be used to make a bomb,” Herdman said. “Through her words and actions, she demonstrated that she was committed to seeing death and destruction in order to advance hate. This case demonstrates terrorism comes in many guises and we will remain vigilant to protect all Americans.”
Quote:She was active on social media and glorified mass murderers such as the Columbine shooters and was an admirer of Dylann Roof, who committed a mass shooting at a Charleston church in 2015, the FBI said.
Ahead of a visit to Columbine this summer, she wrote “It’s going to be a lot of fun and I can’t wait to post pictures.”
A work associate of Lecron’s said that Lecron expressed a desire to conduct a violent attack on a bar in Toledo.
After her Tumblr account was shut down because of offensive content, Lecron started a new profile -- “CharlestonChurchMiracle,” -- where she continued to post photos and comments about mass casualty attacks.
Lecron and an associate flew to Denver in order to visit Columbine High School. Around this time, she also began corresponding with Roof and attempted to send him Nazis literature.
Earlier in August, undercover FBI agents and confidential sources communicated with Lecron. In August, she stated she and an associate 1 had devised a plan to commit an “upscale mass murder” at a Toledo bar. She stated she knew the bar only had two ways in or out, which could be a tactical advantage when police arrived.
Later that month, Lecron stated she wanted to meet other anarchists in order to form a team. She stated she wanted to damage a livestock farm to set livestock free. She later confirmed she was willing to sabotage anything that harms the environment.
A week later, on Aug. 28, she reiterated she wanted to attack a farm that raises pigs or cows. The next day, Lecron stated she could not locate such a farm and was going to focus on something else.
In September, Lecron met with undercover FBI agents and stated she and an associate started to make a pipe bomb. She stated she “definitely want(ed) to make a statement up here” and thought the place where she worked could be a good target because she believed they were polluting the river behind the plant.
On Dec. 4, Lecron has discussions with an undercover agent regarding a pipeline bombing. Lecron agreed to buy black powder needed to make a bomb.
On Saturday, Lecron met with a source at a retail sporting good stores, where she entered the store by herself and purchased two pounds of Hodgson Triple Seven Muzzleloading Propellant. She then went to a larger retailer in Perrysburg, where she purchased 665 screws of various sizes, some as large as three inches.
Lecron said to the source: “So I guess I’ll talk to you when the deed is done?” She later said: “I’m very excited ... stick it to him man … be safe.”
Lecron was arrested Monday morning without incident.
Her house was raided and among weapons found there were and AK-47, shotgun, handguns, and end caps that could be used to construct pipe bombs, which allegedly were to be part of a plot in Toledo. According to the search warrant, the warrant was executed and weapons were found at a residence in the 3600 block of Willow Run Drive.
So we're talking radleft Dems?
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FBI makes two unrelated domestic terror arrests in Toledo area
