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| Man arrested for alleged plot ‘to shoot up’ Texas Capitol reportedly said he was mad at AIPAC | |
| 2026-10-01 | |
| [IsraelTimes] A 40-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of plotting to attack the Texas Capitol, authorities say. The Texas Department of Public Safety says in a statement that it received “credible information about an individual planning a violent attack†for Thursday in Austin. The tip came in Tuesday evening, and SWAT officers made the arrest about 3 a.m. Wednesday at a residence in Converse, near San Antonio. Benny Caldera Jr. could face charges including felony terroristic threat against a public servant, the DPS statement says. He was jailed and then released on a $75,000 bond, according to the online case docket. Messages were left seeking comment from John Bunk, an attorney listed for Caldera. Officials don’t provide details about the alleged plot, citing the ongoing investigation, though an arrest warrant affidavit cited by NBC News quotes a friend of Caldera who said he was angry at the American Israel Public Affairs Committee, a pro-Israel lobby group, and that “these people have to be exterminated.†He also reportedly said: “I am going to the Capitol and I am going to shoot it up.†DPS notified state lawmakers about the threat and arrest early Wednesday. The Capitol remained open during regular operating hours. Texas Senate Secretary Patsy Spaw says in a notice that there will be increased security at the Capitol during the investigation. Governor Greg Abbott says the state DPS was assisted by the FBI in making the arrest. “Texas will NOT tolerate threats of violence against our Capitol,†the governor says in a statement on social media.
No statement that he's a citizen. Texas authorities and the FBI on Thursday stated that they had thwarted a plan to attack the State Capitol in Austin. Update from the Express News at 3:45 p.m. ET has a photo of the gentleman, adding: A San Antonio man accused of threatening to "shoot up" the Texas Capitol told a friend he was angry with a pro-Israel lobbying group amid the Israel-Hamas war, according to Bexar County court records.Benny Caldera Jr., 40, was arrested Wednesday and charged with making a terroristic threat, a third-degree felony. Court records also indicate he faces a federal charge, though details of that charge were not immediately available. The Texas Department of Public Safety said it received "credible information" Tuesday that Caldera was planning a "violent attack" at the Capitol Thursday. Authorities "worked through the night" to arrest him, DPS said. An arrest affidavit indicates the FBI had learned about the alleged threat months earlier. On June 29, a friend who had known Caldera for six years contacted the FBI after a concerning conversation, according to the arrest affidavit. The friend recounted the conversation to FBI Special Agent Matthew Alves. According to the affidavit, Alves reported the alleged threat Tuesday to Fred Medina Jr., a Texas Department of Public Safety trooper assigned to a joint FBI task force. The affidavit does not explain why the information was not shared with Medina until nearly three months after the conversation was reported to the FBI. DPS said Caldera was arrested Wednesday morning at his home in Converse. Court records, however, list a North Side address near U.S. 281 and Loop 1604. If convicted of making a terroristic threat, he faces a prison sentence of two to 10 years.
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