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Two New Jersey Men Arrested as FBI Expands Probe Into Foiled Halloween ISIS-Inspired Plot

The Montclair detentions mark an expansion of a multi-agency probe that cites encrypted plans to target Ferndale nightlife.

Members of the FBI Joint Terrorism Task Force search a home in Dearborn, Michigan, on October 31, 2025. FBI Director Kash Patel said Friday that the agency had thwarted a "potential terrorist attack" planned in the northern state of Michigan over Halloween weekend. Patel said the FBI arrested multiple subjects.
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A member of the FBI Joint Terrorism Task Force stands watch in the front yard as law enforcement searches a home in Dearborn, Michigan, on October 31, 2025. FBI Director Kash Patel said Friday that the agency had thwarted a "potential terrorist attack" planned in the northern state of Michigan over Halloween weekend. Patel said the FBI arrested multiple subjects. (Photo by JEFF KOWALSKY / AFP) (Photo by JEFF KOWALSKY/AFP via Getty Images)

Overview

  • Authorities arrested Tomas Kaan Jimenez-Guzal, 19, at Newark Liberty International Airport and took Milo Sederat into custody in Montclair in the widening investigation.
  • Officials say Jimenez-Guzal accelerated a planned trip to Turkey with the intention of reaching Syria to train with ISIS before agents intercepted him in a terminal food court.
  • The new arrests follow federal charges in Detroit against Mohmed Ali and Majed Mahmoud for allegedly conspiring to transfer firearms and ammunition knowing they could be used in a terrorism crime.
  • Searches tied to the case recovered AR-15-style rifles, handguns, shotguns, tactical vests, GoPro cameras, 24 empty magazines, and more than 1,600 rounds of rifle ammunition.
  • Investigators cite encrypted chats referencing a planned 'pumpkin day' attack and scouting of Ferndale bars, while NYPD Intelligence and the FBI-Newark JTTF coordinated actions as more arrests remain possible and defense counsel disputes the government's account.