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Court Documents Show Person Tied to Terror Group Had Plans to Attack Border Patrol
Micah Legnon, linked to the extremist Turtle Island Liberation Front, was arrested with weapons and charged with threats in interstate commerce, FBI said.
- On Dec. 12, Micah James Legnon, former U.S. Marine and former New Iberia police officer, was arrested in New Iberia, Louisiana and charged with threats in interstate commerce.
- The FBI says Legnon was affiliated with the Turtle Island Liberation Front, which the FBI describes as an extremist group, and monitored his links to a New Year's Eve bombing plot.
- Agents watched Legnon load an assault rifle and body armor, tracked him onto Highway 90, and found one assault rifle, one pistol, one gas canister and body armor in his vehicle.
- Legnon is being held at the Iberia Parish jail after his arrest, while four suspects in California face conspiracy and destructive-device charges, and court documents unsealed Tuesday show the investigation remains active.
- Amid broader plotting, investigators say suspects tested devices in the Mojave Desert last week as part of Operation Midnight Sun, targeting businesses in California with pipe bombs and backpacks.
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Plans for attack in New Orleans thwarted, authorities say
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Plans to “carry out an attack” in New Orleans were thwarted after an ex-Marine was arrested while on the way to the Louisiana city with guns and body armor in the car, according to court…
Court documents show person tied to terror group in New Iberia had plan to attack Border Patrol
A person arrested in Louisiana who was tied to a terrorist group behind a thwarted New Year's Eve bombing attack had plans to attack Border Patrol agents in New Orleans, according to new court documents.
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NEW ORLEANS - A 29-year-old Louisiana man was charged by federal authorities with plotting an attack in New Orleans and maintaining alleged ties to an extremist organization, according to declassified court documents released Tuesday.
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