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14-Year-Old Arrested After Church Shooting Plot
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What happened Police in Hillsborough County say they arrested a… |
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What happened Police in Hillsborough County say they arrested a 14-year-old after a tip warned he had access to weapons and planned a mass shooting at a church near his home in Wimauma, Florida. Authorities would not name the church. The tip triggered a search and a juvenile arrest. Local coverage says law enforcement acted after someone reported concerning online activity tied to the boy. Charges and evidence The teenager was booked on terrorism-related charges tied to written or electronic threats and on multiple counts of child pornography. Detectives reported finding 14 graphic images involving infant or toddler abuse during a search of his home that connected to an active pornography probe. The arrest report says prosecutors will decide whether to seek adult charges, a routine but consequential choice in cases this serious. Online extremism ties Officials and some reports link the boy to an online chatroom for violent extremists and to a small group described as neo-Nazi and satanic in some coverage. Investigators say the chatroom discussion included planning for a church attack. Online groups and secret chatrooms are where warning signs often show up, which raises questions about platform moderation and how tips get routed to police. https://twitter.com/AmericanCrime01/status/2019399436657361153?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw…
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