The FBI has arrested a Michigan teen on suspicion of planning a mass taking pictures.
Seann Pietila, 19, is accused of planning to commit a mass taking pictures at a synagogue, based on federal authorities.
FBI brokers had been in common contact with Pietila on-line, the place they declare he expressed curiosity in perpetuating a mass taking pictures at a Jewish temple earlier than killing himself.
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A notice discovered on the iPhone of Seann Patrick Pietila seems to specify the time, place and logistics of a deliberate mass taking pictures, based on the FBI. (FBI)
Federal authorities raided Pietila’s home and located an intensive assortment of weapons and ammunition.
“In the course of the execution of the search warrant, investigators situated the next objects of proof: .40 caliber pistol ammunition, .22 caliber ammunition, 12 gauge shotgun ammunition, a 12-gauge shotgun, a .22 caliber rifle, a Sig Sauer .40 caliber pistol (serial # 24B049058), .223 rifle magazines, an Apple iPhone 11, numerous knives and bladed devices, scopes and firearms equipment, a camouflage tactical vest, a black tactical vest, black cranium masks, a crimson and white Nazi flag, a ghillie swimsuit, gasoline masks, and army sniper/survival manuals,” an FBI report states.
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The FBI additionally discovered a notice written on Pietila’s iPhone that seems to stipulate plans for a mass taking pictures, full with a date and meant weaponry.
{The teenager} has been charged with transmitting an interstate risk to injure after the FBI obtained messages about his alleged plans.
Pietila allegedly transmitted neo-Nazi-inspired rhetoric through Discord, Instagram and Pinterest.
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Photographs from an FBI report present neo-Nazi posts collected by Peitila on social media app Pinterest. (FBI)
The alleged mass taking pictures was deliberate for March 15, 2024, in Pietila’s cellphone, based on the FBI.
That date would have been the five-year anniversary of a double mass taking pictures at Islamic homes of worship by New Zealand nationwide Brenton Tarrant.
Norwegian nationwide Anders Behring Breivik killed greater than 70 folks on the identical date in 2011 at a youth camp. Pietila particularly talked about Breivik in his messages, based on the FBI.
