NHPR Apologizes for Sponsoring NH Anarchist Book Fair Linked to Prairieland ICE Attack Defendants
NHPR apologized for co-sponsoring the NH Anarchist Book Fair after it emerged the event promoted solidarity with the Prairieland Defendants, seven of whom pleaded guilty to federal terrorism charges stemming from the July 4, 2025, armed attack on the Prairieland Detention Center in Alvarado, Texas.
Delaware JTTF Arrest: Felon Charged After Social Media Posts Urged Violence Against Federal Officials
Gregory Wierzbicki, 66, of New Castle, Delaware, made his initial court appearance October 14 on a felon-in-possession charge after FBI Baltimore's Joint Terrorism Task Force and Supreme Court Police executed a search warrant and found three firearms. Wierzbicki allegedly used Bluesky and Substack for over a year to encourage violence against federal officials including Supreme Court Justices and ICE officers. A detention hearing is set for October 19, 2026.
White Supremacist Suspect Arrested After Rifle Malfunction Foils Mass Shooting Attempt at Aurora Hindu Temple
A 19-year-old Palatine man with white supremacist views was arrested on October 11 after his rifle malfunctioned during an apparent attempt to shoot up a Hindu temple in Aurora, Illinois during Navaratri; police found an AR rifle, body armor, and a white supremacist manifesto at his home.
Active Shooter at Silver Rail Elementary School Kills Three Children and One Adult in Bend, Oregon
A gunman killed three children and one adult at Silver Rail Elementary School in Bend, Oregon on October 15; the suspect, believed to be a teenager, was shot and killed at the scene by a bystander.
Pennsylvania Man Indicted on Federal Terrorism Charge in ISIS Attack Plot
A 21-year-old Valencia, Pennsylvania, man was indicted on October 6 on federal terrorism charges after FBI agents arrested him in September with a rifle, scope, bipod, 190 rounds of ammunition, and 30 knives; he had a prior juvenile adjudication for a mass-casualty plot and had been in contact with ISIS-affiliated individuals online.
Federal Prosecutors Charge Tucson Man with Threatening to Bomb the White House
Jacob Aaron Hicks, 46, of Tucson was charged October 8 with making an interstate threat to injure after sending an email to a local news station claiming a bomb strike on the White House was imminent. FBI investigators also found unsent drafts targeting other national outlets in the same email account.