FBI arrests serving member of US Army over plot to bomb major news network and who suggested targeting Beto O’Rourke
Jarrett William Smith, of Fort Riley, Kansas, was arrested on Saturday and charged with distributing information relating to weapons of mass destruction
Smith is also said to have discussed fighting with a far-right group in Ukraine
He is said to have spoken with fellow American, Craig Lang, who fought with the Right Sector in Ukraine, allegedly telling him he ‘got knowledge of IEDs for days’
‘Put the ball in the tank of the vehicle and leave. 30 minutes later, BOOM’, he allegedly wrote of a plot to bomb a major news network’s headquarters
When probed on targets in Texas, Smith allegedly replied: ‘Outside of Beto?’
By LAUREN FRUEN
DAILYMAIL.COM
23 September 2019
The FBI has arrested a serving member of US Army over alleged plot to bomb major news network.
Jarrett William Smith, 24, who joined the army in 2017, was arrested on Saturday after he allegedly distributed information online on how to build bombs.
He is also said to have discussed Beto O’Rourke as a target and traveling to Ukraine to fight with far-right group Azov Battalion.
Smith is said to have spoken with American, Craig Lang, who fought with the Right Sector in Ukraine, allegedly telling him he ‘got knowledge of IEDs for days’.
He is said to have added: ‘We can make cell phone IEDs in the style of the Afghans. I can teach you that.’
Lang and Smith, a private class infantry soldier, are also said to have met in person in El Paso on one occasion.
In another chat with an FBI informant in August Smith is said to have discussed an attack within America, suggesting a major news network’s headquarters could be the target.
Smith is said to have written: ‘A large vehicle bomb. Fill a vehicle full of [explosives] then fill a ping pong ball with [commonly available chemical] via drilling then injection. Put the ball in the tank of the vehicle and leave. 30 minutes later, BOOM.’
The Department of Justice said in a statement: ‘On Aug. 19, 2019, Smith told an undercover investigator he was looking for ‘radicals’ like himself. Smith talked about killing members of Antifa and destroying nearby cell towers or a local news station.’
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