Overview
- Prosecutors charged Audrey Illeene Carroll, Zachary Aaron Page, Dante Gaffield, and Tina Lai with conspiracy and possession of an unregistered destructive device after arrests in the Mojave Desert.
- Court filings say the plan called for synchronized IED explosions at five Los Angeles‑area sites at midnight on New Year’s Eve, including two logistics companies.
- Investigators cite an eight‑page handwritten plan titled “Operation Midnight Sun,” encrypted communications, and aerial surveillance of suspects testing components at a desert campsite on December 12.
- Agents seized precursor materials including PVC pipe, suspected potassium nitrate, charcoal, sulfur, and fusing supplies, and officials released surveillance footage from the operation.
- FBI New Orleans later arrested a fifth individual linked to the same subgroup, and prosecutors say the probe remains active with additional charges expected.