NY Man Planned Election Day Bombing In DC: US Attorney
The explosive device in his basement weighed 200 pounds, prosecutors said.
By Lanning Taliaferro, Patch Staff | Oct 10, 2018 7:18 pm ET | Updated Oct 10, 2018 9:20 pm ET
TAPPAN, NY — A Hudson Valley man is accused of building a massive bomb in his basement in order to detonate it on Election Day in Washington DC. According to the FBI, Paul Rosenfeld planned to detonate a large explosive to kill himself and draw attention to his radical political beliefs.
"As alleged, Paul M. Rosenfeld concocted a twisted plan to draw attention to his political ideology by killing himself on the National Mall in Washington, D.C.—risking harm to many others in the process," Geoffrey S. Berman, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York said in announcing the Tappan resident's arrest. "Rosenfeld's alleged plan for an Election Day detonation cut against our democratic principles. Thanks to outstanding coordination between local and federal law enforcement, Rosenfeld's alleged plot was thwarted and he is now in federal custody."
Agents learned about letters and text messages Rosenfeld had sent about buying black powder and building a bomb to detonate in the nation's capital on Election Day.
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