Official: Man who made synagogue threat has been identified

[Eugene]

Earlier DU thread: FBI Warns of Broad Threat to New Jersey Synagogues, Urges Caution

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Source: Associated Press

Official: Man who made synagogue threat has been identified

By MICHAEL BALSAMO and MIKE CATALINI
November 4, 2022

Federal agents have identified the man they believe posted a broad online threat against synagogues in New Jersey but do not think he was planning to carry out a specific plot, a law enforcement official said Friday.

The man, whose identity was not immediately released, was questioned by law enforcement and told agents he had been bullied in the past and harbored anger toward Jewish people, the official said. But investigators do not believe the man had the means or motive to carry out any specific attack, the official added.

The official could not discuss details of the investigation publicly and spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity.

The source of the threat “no longer poses a danger to the community,” the FBI in Newark tweeted.

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Read more: https://apnews.com/article/religion-new-jersey-46e3d27517e58fffb3ec446e8cbf2d88

Link to tweet

[gratuitous]

1. Well! I'm glad that's settled

Because as we all know, it's far easier to get treatment for a mental illness in the United States than it is to get your hands on a semi-automatic rifle and thousands of rounds of ammunition. So, even if his motive has gone dormant, never to return, he'll never have the means to make good on his threats.

I know I'm gonna sleep better tonight.

[underpants]

2. Expect this to spread

Heard second hand from someone who knows a lawyer in the ADL.

[Ray Bruns]

3. In all my 57 years on this planet, I have never been bullied by a Jewish person.

[intheflow]

4. What is this bullshit?

Tell us his name. We want details of where and when he was bullied by Jewish people. This smells highly of protection of MAGA by law enforcement sympathetic with MAGA.

[TheProle]

5. Unless MAGA has gone full-Islam, no...

Omar Alkattoul, 18, of Sayreville, is charged with transmitting a threat in interstate and foreign commerce and was scheduled to make his initial court appearance in Newark on Thursday afternoon, where he will be represented by a federal public defender. That office generally does not comment on cases.

Alkattoul could face up to five years in prison if convicted.

According to a criminal complaint filed in federal court, Alkattoul expressed hatred of Jews and admitted posting online that “God cursed the Jewish people and God should burn gay people.” He also told investigators he had researched how to obtain a gun, shooting ranges, and mass shootings but in the days before posting his threat was “about ‘50/50’” on whether he would actually carry out an attack.

Alkattoul allegedly discussed his plan to kill as “an act of revenge” for the death of Muslims, authorities said. They have previously said they did not believe he had the means to carry out any specific attack.

https://apnews.com/article/religion-new-jersey-newark-c416522c5676643c70e2ea79d1f93d6e