Overview
- FBI Director Kash Patel said Friday that agents thwarted a potential terrorist attack and detained multiple people in Michigan linked to an alleged Halloween plot.
- Three senior law-enforcement officials said five males from Dearborn and Inkster were taken into custody after monitoring online discussions that referenced “pumpkin day” and ISIS inspiration.
- Defense attorney Amir Makled says there is no evidence of a planned attack, describes the group as 16- to 20-year-old gamers and lawful gun owners, and disputes reports of foreign birth or extremist ties.
- Attorneys report that two detainees have been released and three remain in custody without publicly filed federal charges as of Sunday night.
- The FBI has offered no further detail since the initial social-media announcement, with filings under seal and no press briefing announced.