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ISIS-Inspired Halloween Plot Probe Expands to New Jersey and Washington as Arrests Rise to Eight

Court filings outline encrypted chats, weapons stockpiles, travel plans to join ISIS plus alleged scouting of LGBTQ+ venues.

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Members of the FBI Joint Terrorism Task Force search a home in Dearborn, Michigan, on October 31, 2025. FBI Director Kash Patel said Friday that the agency had thwarted a "potential terrorist attack" planned in the northern state of Michigan over Halloween weekend. Patel said the FBI arrested multiple subjects.
FBI agents gather outside a home in a Dearborn, Mich., neighborhood on Friday, Oct. 31, 2025. (AP Photo/Mike Householder)

Overview

  • Federal agents arrested Tomas-Kaan Jimenez-Guzel and Milo Sedarat in New Jersey and Saed Ali Mirreh near Seattle, extending the investigation beyond Michigan.
  • Jimenez-Guzel and Mirreh are charged with conspiring and attempting to provide material support to ISIS, while Sedarat is charged with transmitting violent threats across state lines.
  • Authorities say Jimenez-Guzel was detained at Newark airport after moving up a flight to Turkey, and Mirreh was arrested in Washington before an expected trip as both allegedly sought to reach Syria to join ISIS.
  • In Michigan, an amended complaint added Ayob Nasser to earlier charges against Mohmed Ali and Majed Mahmoud, with searches recovering AR-style rifles, handguns, shotguns, tactical gear and more than 1,600 rounds of ammunition.
  • Investigators cite recordings from a confidential source, encrypted group chats using the code word “pumpkin,” scouting of Ferndale bars, and links to overseas contacts, while defense attorneys contest the allegations.