Overview
- Two Dearborn defendants, Mohmed Ali and Majed Mahmoud, have a detention hearing set for 10 a.m. Monday on charges that include conspiring to provide material support to ISIS and possessing firearms for terrorism.
- Federal filings describe an encrypted WhatsApp group called “Muslimeen,” use of the code word “pumpkin” for a planned Halloween attack, and emojis that referenced possible timelines.
- Agents executing Oct. 31 search warrants in the Detroit area reported seizing AR-15-style rifles, shotguns, handguns, tactical gear, GoPro cameras and roughly 1,600 to 1,680 rounds of ammunition.
- In New Jersey, Tomas Kaan Jimenez-Guzel was arrested at Newark Liberty International Airport after allegedly attempting to fly to Turkey en route to Syria, and Milo Sedarat faces material-support and threat charges.
- Investigators cited potential targets including LGBTQ-friendly venues in Ferndale, a Jewish center and Cedar Point, and authorities say the active probe now totals six arrests with additional records possibly under seal.