{"id":96825,"date":"2025-12-16T15:11:20","date_gmt":"2025-12-16T15:11:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/96825\/"},"modified":"2025-12-16T15:11:20","modified_gmt":"2025-12-16T15:11:20","slug":"what-we-know-about-the-suspects","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/96825\/","title":{"rendered":"What we know about the suspects"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Local and federal law enforcement officials on Monday <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/news\/articles\/terror-attack-plot-involving-series-161300615.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:celebrated the foiling of an alleged terrorist plot;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">celebrated the foiling of an alleged terrorist plot<\/a> to detonate explosives in Los Angeles and Orange counties on New Year\u2019s Eve.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">As of Monday morning, here\u2019s what we know \u2014 and don\u2019t \u2014 about the scheme and those reportedly involved.<\/p>\n<p>What we know<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Four people were arrested near Twentynine Palms on Friday \u201cwhile they planned and rehearsed their attack,\u201d said Assistant Director in Charge of the FBI\u2019s Los Angeles Field Office Akil Davis.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Those four people are:<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">They are alleged members of the Turtle Island Liberation Front, which Attorney General Pam Bondi called \u201cfar-left, pro-Palestine, anti-government and anti-capitalist.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">First Assistant U.S. Attorney for the Central District of California Bill Essayli said they were targeting at least five \u201cAmazon-type logistics centers\u201d for their attacks.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">In addition, a fifth person was arrested by the FBI\u2019s New Orleans Office.<\/p>\n<p>What we don\u2019t know<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Officials on Monday outlined the plot and the arrests in broad strokes, though many details have not yet been disclosed.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Aside from Bondi\u2019s description of the group, a motive for the attack has not been disclosed.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Similarly, the specific targets the group had allegedly chosen have not been made public. It\u2019s unclear if \u201cAmazon-type logistics centers\u201d includes Amazon itself, its competitors or other industries.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Questions also remain about the Louisiana arrest, as officials said that person is linked to a Turtle Island subgroup created by Carroll called the \u201cOrder of the Black Lotus\u201d but was \u201cnot directly tied\u201d to the Southern California plot.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">It\u2019s possible more arrests are coming, as Essayli said the investigation is ongoing.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cAs we review that evidence, if we determine there were any other individuals who knew about this or provided any assistance, we will obviously charge them as well,\u201d Essayli said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. 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