Overview
- Audrey Illeene Carroll, Zachary Aaron Page, Dante Gaffield and Tina Lai were arrested near Lucerne Valley/Twentynine Palms and charged with conspiracy and possession of an unregistered destructive device.
- According to the complaint, the plan called for backpack IEDs to be detonated simultaneously at five locations targeting two U.S. companies at midnight on New Year’s Eve, with ICE agents and vehicles later discussed as additional targets.
- At a Monday briefing, officials said the intended sites were “Amazon‑type” logistics centers across Los Angeles and Orange counties.
- The FBI says the defendants identified with a radical offshoot of the Turtle Island Liberation Front, described by officials as pro‑Palestinian, anti‑government and hostile to law enforcement.
- FBI New Orleans arrested a fifth person tied to the same subgroup in a separate alleged attack plan, and authorities said the investigation continues with more charges possible.