LEXINGTON, N.C. (WBTV/Gray News) – A North Carolina teen is accused of planning a mass-casualty attack at a synagogue in Texas.
According to the Davidson County Sheriff’s Office, Angelina Hicks, 18, was arrested Wednesday on charges that include felony conspiracy to commit assault with a deadly weapon with intent to kill and felony conspiracy to commit murder.
She is currently being held on a $10 million bond.
The FBI’s Charlotte field office said it opened an investigation after it received a tip that Hicks was planning to target the Jewish community for a potential act of violence.
Authorities went to Hicks’ home in Lexington and found evidence that she and co-conspirators were planning a “mass-casualty event” at Congregation Beth Israel in Houston, officials said.
A second, unnamed minor in Harris County, Texas, was also charged in connection with the alleged plan.
Authorities added that other suspected co-conspirators have been identified and the FBI investigation is ongoing.
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