Overview
- FBI Director Kash Patel said Friday that agents arrested multiple suspects accused of plotting a violent attack over the Halloween weekend and that more information will follow.
- The FBI’s Detroit field office confirmed law-enforcement activity in Dearborn and Inkster as agents searched homes and collected evidence, and local police reassured residents about safety.
- Authorities have not disclosed suspect identities, the exact number of arrests, or the nature of the alleged plot, and court filings were reported to be sealed.
- Law-enforcement officials told news outlets the discussions unfolded in online chatrooms, included an FBI undercover participant, and may have been inspired by foreign extremism, with a “pumpkin day” reference prompting concern.
- Sources said two people were arrested and three others questioned, and officials emphasized that this investigation is separate from an unrelated terrorism case reported in May.