Overview
- FBI Director Kash Patel said agents thwarted a potential attack and detained five people from Dearborn and Inkster linked to ISIS-inspired extremism.
- Defense attorney Amir Makled says there is no evidence of a planned terror or mass-casualty plot, reports two detainees have been released, and says his client has not been charged.
- Two law enforcement sources told CBS News the alleged plot was not well formed and had no concrete plan or identified target.
- Investigators have examined online chats that referenced Halloween as “pumpkin day,” with officials describing contacts consistent with ISIS influence, according to media reports citing briefed sources.
- Court records remain under seal as agents forensically review electronic devices; the lawyer says the young men, ages 16 to 20, lawfully owned firearms and have cooperated.