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Two New Jersey Men Arrested as FBI Expands Probe of Alleged ISIS-Inspired Halloween Plot

Officials say the probe now reaches New Jersey with court appearances pending.

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

  • Law enforcement arrested Tomas Kaan Jimenez-Guzal and Milo Sederat in New Jersey this week, including one taken into custody at Newark Liberty International Airport; both are from Montclair.
  • Two officials said the 19-year-old discussed wanting to train with ISIS and planned to fly to Turkey to try to reach Syria, with his travel moved up after last week’s Michigan raids.
  • Days earlier, federal prosecutors charged Mohmed Ali and Majed Mahmoud of Dearborn via criminal complaint alleging firearms transfers tied to a planned terror attack, and both are held without bail pending detention hearings.
  • The complaint describes a plot code-named “pumpkin,” citing gun-range training, scouting of Ferndale’s LGBTQ nightlife, and seizures of semiautomatic rifles, handguns, tactical gear, and more than 1,600 rounds of ammunition.
  • The investigation remains active with assistance from the NYPD and FBI-Newark and some court records under seal, while a defense lawyer for Ali says there is no evidence to support the allegations.