Overview
- Federal complaints describe a multi-state network of young men, ages 19 to 21, charged with conspiring to provide material support to ISIS.
- Tomas Jimenez-Guzel, 19, was arrested at Newark Liberty International Airport, where agents say he was trying to fly to Turkey on a route to Syria.
- An amended 93-page Michigan complaint filed Nov. 5 details AR-15-style rifles, shotguns, handguns, and roughly 1,680 rounds of ammunition tied to a planned Halloween attack code-named “pumpkin.”
- Filings outline encrypted WhatsApp chats labeled “Muslimeen,” ISIS propaganda sharing, firearms training at Detroit-area ranges, and discussions of targeting LGBTQ bars in Ferndale and a Jewish center.
- Officials say the probe remains active across Michigan, New Jersey, and Washington, with additional juvenile matters possibly under seal and coordination continuing among FBI and U.S. Attorney offices.