4 indicted in Southern California New Year’s Eve bomb plot face new charges
- On Dec. 23, a federal grand jury returned a six-count indictment charging Audrey Illeene Carroll, Zachary Aaron Page, Dante James Anthony-Gaffield, and Tina Lai with plotting New Year’s Eve bombings in Southern California, the DOJ said.
- Prosecutors say the group was driven by pro-Palestinian, anti-government, and anti-capitalist beliefs as members of the Turtle Island Liberation Front, operating the Order of the Black Lotus using encrypted messaging.
- In early December, defendants acquired potassium nitrate, sulfur, charcoal and pipes and tested explosives in the Mojave Desert on Dec. 12, 2025, prosecutors said.
- All four defendants remain in federal custody without bond; Carroll and Page face life in federal prison, Gaffield and Lai up to 25 years, with arraignments in January in downtown Los Angeles.
- Authorities flagged the disruption of a credible, imminent threat as the FBI intercepted suspects before completing devices, with the Department of Justice cautioning additional charges may follow in the coming weeks.
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Grand jury indicts four in New Year’s Eve bomb plot in Southern California
“If convicted, this group of self-professed left-wing radicals will face decades in federal prison,” the U.S. Justice Department said.The post Grand jury indicts four in New Year’s Eve bomb plot in Southern California appeared first on JNS.org.
4 indicted in alleged New Year’s Eve bombing plot in L.A.
Four members of an anti-government, anti-capitalist group have been indicted on terrorism-related charges after federal authorities said they plotted to carry out coordinated bombings across Southern California on New Year’s Eve, according to prosecutors. A federal grand jury returned the six-count indictment on Tuesday in Los Angeles, charging the defendants in connection with an alleged bombing plot that authorities said was disrupted before a…
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