Overview
- Ayob Nasser, Mohmed Ali, and Majed Mahmoud are charged with conspiring to provide material support to ISIS and with a firearms-for-terrorism conspiracy.
- Prosecutors cite alleged planning around Halloween weekend with references to Cedar Point in Ohio and LGBTQ-friendly venues in Ferndale.
- Agents raided locations in Dearborn and a storage site in Inkster on Oct. 31, seizing AR-style rifles, handguns, tactical gear, and more than 1,600 rounds of ammunition.
- Investigators say weeks of surveillance captured encrypted group chats using coded terms such as “pumpkin,” plus scouting trips, range practice, and online research on crowd levels.
- The three defendants consented to detention with preliminary hearings set for Nov. 17 and Nov. 21, and the broader probe has produced eight arrests across Michigan, New Jersey, and Washington as defense attorneys dispute any intent to carry out an attack.