US authorities charged a woman who allegedly supported the Islamic State group with a terrorism offense Thursday after she told an FBI informant she “wanted to destroy” the New York State Capitol buildings, court filings showed.<\/p>\n
Located in Albany near the Canadian border, the New York State Capitol is the nerve center of the state government and contains both houses of the state’s legislature.<\/p>\n
Jessica Bowie, 35, was charged with attempting to provide material support to designated “foreign terrorist organizations” according to court filings.<\/p>\n
The woman had allegedly converted to Islam and become a vocal online supporter of the Islamic State group, posting anti-American messages online, including support for the September 11, 2001 attackers.<\/p>\n
She is alleged to have told an FBI informant of her support for the proscribed group and sought guidance on how to manufacture explosives, the criminal complaint shows.<\/p>\n
Bowie told the informant that she would “make it a point to have picnics by the capital to observe” and learn about security measures, the complaint alleges.<\/p>\n
She added to the informant on an encrypted messaging app that she had “picked up some anarchist literature at the social justice center” which “could have some good tips.”<\/p>\n
“I want to destroy as much of the building as possible and kill the senators while they are meeting. I want them to lose a lot of important documents as well,” she wrote.<\/p>\n
The accused woman mused about posing as a food delivery driver, using the disguise as cover to access the facility to plant a bomb, before fleeing to Syria.<\/p>\n
She allegedly suggested she could return to the United States to attack further high-profile targets, including New York’s Times Square if her escape was successful.<\/p>\n
After acquiring a DoorDash bag and components for a bomb, including nails to be used as shrapnel, Bowie was arrested on August 19 by FBI agents.<\/p>\n
“There’s no helping me, you guys know enough,” she is alleged to have told agents.<\/p>\n
Bowie was due to appear in court Thursday.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Her attorney declined to comment.<\/p>\n
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