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Teen indicted for threatening synagogue attack and referencing mass shooters

  • A 19-year-old Michigan man expressed antisemitic views and discussed plans to attack a synagogue on social media.
  • Investigators found the name of a specific synagogue, a date, and references to previous attackers on the suspect's phone.
  • A search of the suspect's home revealed weapons, ammunition, and Nazi paraphernalia.
  • The suspect faces up to 10 years in prison for threatening communications and 5 years for threatening to kill or injure by fire.
  • The suspect's threats came on the same day as the convictions of the Pittsburgh synagogue attacker and referenced the New Zealand mosque shooter.
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