[NY Post] A "radical" Jordanian national living in Texas was allegedly plotting an attack on Houston’s Jewish community before he was arrested on gun charges.Is there one, besides Kinky Friedman?
| Who? According to Wikipedia, 51,000 as of 2016, centered in the Meyerland area, wherever that is. |
Sohaib Abuayyash, 20, had been studying how to build bombs and posted about his support for killing Jews, federal officials claim.
"He has viewed specific and detailed content posted by radical organizations on the internet, including lessons on how to construct bombs or explosive devices," FBI Director Chris Wray told the Senate Homeland Security Committee, though he declined to identify Abuayyash by name.
"And that defendant has made statements to others that support the killing of individuals of particular religious faiths."
Abuayyash even allegedly made a direct reference in one social media post about an event in Houston for the Jewish community, according to court documents obtained by CNN.
It did not include details about the target and time of the alleged attack.
Abuayyash is behind bars on charges of unlawful possession of a firearm by someone with a non-immigrant visa, and US Magistrate Judge Christina Bryan has ruled he should remain detained pending trial.
She wrote in court documents that Abuayyash spoke of committing martyrdom in support of a religious cause and made statements "that he wants to go to Gaza to fight," according to documents also obtained by CBS News.
"He has viewed specific and detailed content posted by radical organizations on the Internet, including lessons on how to construct bombs or explosive devices," she wrote.
An affidavit filed Oct. 19 in the US District Court for the Southern District of Texas also says Abuayyash "has been in direct contact with others who share a radical mindset, has been conducting physical training and has trained with weapons to possibly commit an attack.
| Update from NBC Houston at 6:00 pm ET |
| It apparently lists at $560, but can easily be found for $400. |
According to the criminal complaint filed upon his arrest, Abuayyash entered the United States on a nonimmigrant visa, which expired in 2019,
| ...when our miscreant was 16, so he came either on a student visa or as a tourist — either way, presumably his parents were involved, so to whom did they entrust his care until he reached adulthood next year... |
If convicted, he faces up to 15 years in federal prison as well as a possible $250,000 maximum fine.
The FBI is conducting the investigation.
| Update from the Fox News liveblog at 9:40 p.m. ET, just to wrap things up in a bow: |
| ...B-2 is an unlimited entry tourist visa... |
"Using a Palestine passport, Abuayyash returned to the United States in June 2019. In January 2020, Abuayyash applied for an Application for Asylum and for Withholding of Removal, which is still pending," FOX 26 stated.
| Asylum? |
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