US EditionSuspect in Massachusetts State House vandalism arraigned
Jermaiah Yusuf Sawaqed faces multiple felonies for vandalism and hoax devices linked to a pro-Palestinian extremist group advocating violent direct actions, officials said.
- On Monday, Jermaiah Yusuf Sawaqed, 25-year-old UMass Dartmouth graduate, was arraigned in Boston Municipal Court and held on $30,000 bail over charges including property defacement, damage to a veterans memorial, and handling hoax explosives.
- Before the State House incident, investigators tracked Sawaqed after the June 14, 2025 vandalism of the George Washington Monument, alleging ties to DAMPL, an extreme anti-Zionist group.
- Following surveillance leads, officers found critical evidence: two suspected homemade explosive devices in the Boston Common, linked to a vehicle registered to his mother.
- Amid heightened security concerns, State House Head of Security Shaun Deinstadt reported officials voiced safety worries as police and FBI secured the scene, with leaders stating they were deeply disturbed.
- He is due back in court on Aug. 18, and security reviews involve local police and FBI personnel.
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Man arrested for alleged politically motivated vandalism of State House
Jermaiah Yusuf Sawaqed's arrest follows a July 23 incident in which white paint was poured on the building's front gate and graffiti was sprayed on granite columns, with the word "divest" or "divert" appearing to be partially scrawled on a pillar.
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Man arrested in alleged politically motivated vandalism of State House
BOSTON (SHNS) - A man accused of politically motivated vandalism and linked to a pro-Palestinian group has been arrested and charged in connection with last month's defacement of the front gate of the Massachusetts State House. Jermaiah Yusuf Sawaqed, a 25-year-old from Everett, was taken into custody Thursday and arraigned Monday in Boston Municipal Court. His arrest follows a July 23 incident in which white paint was poured on the building's f…
·Springfield, United States
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