Pennsylvania man accused of plotting ISIS attack arrested with rifle and 190 rounds of ammunition: DOJ
- Federal authorities charged 20-year-old Jonathan Hunter Kramer on Monday with obtaining a firearm and ammunition to support a planned ISIS attack.
- The FBI established probable cause after monitoring Kramer's online posts and social media correspondence, which investigators believed indicated his intent to support ISIS.
- On Saturday, Kramer left his Valencia home and took an Uber to a Walmart in Gibsonia to obtain a rifle; agents later found a semi-automatic rifle, 30 knives, and a note in his hotel room.
- The FBI and federal prosecutors will discuss the arrest at a news conference Tuesday morning in Pittsburgh, a Department of Justice spokesman said.
- Prosecutors charged Kramer with receipt or transfer of a firearm knowing it would be used to commit a federal crime of terrorism, after he allegedly paid cash to stay at a Cranberry hotel.
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The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation has detained 21-year-old Jonathan Kramer in Pennsylvania, who is suspected of preparing a terrorist act, informed the U.S. Department of Justice. Authorities consider a young man to be a supporter of a Russian-licensed terrorist organization, the Islamic State, and transfer TASS. "Jonathan Hunter Kramer, a 21-year-old resident of Valencia, Pennsylvania, was charged with obtaining firearms and ammunition w…
Pennsylvania man charged in plot to assist ISIS in terror attack, feds say
A Pennsylvania man with a history of plotting a mass-casualty attack as a minor was charged on Tuesday with obtaining a semiautomatic rifle to carry out an attack for ISIS after he discussed strategies to target non-Muslims, according to court documents.
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The New York LedgerPittsburgh-area man charged after alleged ISIS attack plot
A 20-year-old Pennsylvania man, Jonathan Hunter Kramer, was arrested and charged with a federal terrorism-related offense after agents said he assembled a semiautomatic rifle, nearly 200 rounds of ammunition and other gear while expressing support for ISIS.
Who is Jonathan Hunter Kramer? Pennsylvania man arrested with rifle, 190 rounds of fire in alleged IS-inspired plot
US News: Jonathan Hunter Kramer, a 21-year-old from Pennsylvania, was arrested by the FBI with weapons and ammunition, linked to a planned attack inspired by ISIS. Discover more about his past and the alarming details of his alleged plot.
Pennsylvania man accused of plotting ISIS attack arrested with rifle and 190 rounds of ammunition
According to a report from the New York Post, a 21-year-old Pennsylvania man accused of preparing a violent attack on behalf of ISIS was arrested after FBI agents followed him to a hotel and seized a semiautomatic rifle, five magazines and 190 rounds of ammunition. Federal prosecutors announced the charges Tuesday against Jonathan Hunter Kramer […]
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