Wichita Falls Militia Supporter Pleads Guilty to Plot to Blow Up Amazon Data Center
Seth Aaron Pendley wanted fellow militia supporters to know how dedicated he was. According to court documents, the 28-year-old Wichita Falls resident took the far-right MyMilitia.com forum and let them know he had traveled to D.C. on Jan. 6 to take part in the U.S. Capitol riot.
Someone who spotted the posts passed screenshots to the FBI, and it wasn’t long before the feds uncovered a more disturbing plan Pendley hoped to carry out. He intended to purchase C4 explosive, make the journey to Virginia and blow up Amazon data centers.
This week, Pendley entered a guilty plea to attempting to destroy with an explosive a building used in interstate commerce, a charge that could land him behind bars for between five and 20 years. Pendley's attorney couldn't be reached for comment.
The attack, he hoped, would “kill off about 70% of the internet,” Pendley told a confidential federal informant on Signal, an encrypted messaging app. He had sketched maps, researched Amazon data centers and identified a target.
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