Extreme Right-Wing Terrorism
| Attacks | |
| 27 April 2019 | Jon Earnest attacked the Chabad of Poway Synagogue in San Diego, California with an assault rifle, killing one and injuring three others. A few hours before the attack, a manifesto written by Earnest appeared on 8chan, an online message board system known to be used by Extreme Right-Wing Terrorists—in it he cited Brenton Tarrant (the Christchurch attacker) as a strong influence. Earnest held antisemitic and White Supremacist views, and was active in the ERWT online community. |
| 3 August 2019 | Patrick Crusius attacked a Walmart store in El Paso, Texas with an automatic weapon, killing 22 and injuring 26. US authorities investigated the attack as domestic violent extremism. |
| Disrupted plots | |
| June 2019 | Ross Farca was arrested in California and charged with making criminal threats and possession and manufacturing of an illegal assault rifle. Farca allegedly posted an online threat to commit a mass shooting at a synagogue. |
| 14 June 2019 | Joshua Leff was arrested in Florida, US for posting threatening messages on BitChute141 and Gab. Leff was understood to adhere to Right-Wing Extremist ideologies and was charged with intimidation, sending threatening messages and possession of a weapon by a convicted felon. |
| 7 August 2019 | Cesar Sayoc was sentenced to 20 years in prison for sending 16 packages containing explosives to public figures and politicians in 2018. |
| 8 August 2019 | Conor Climo was arrested in Las Vegas for threatening to attack Jewish sites and patrons at an LGBTQ bar. On searching his property, the authorities discovered weapons and explosives. |
| 17 August 2019 | James Reardon was arrested by police in Ohio for threatening to attack a Jewish community centre. Police stated that a search of Reardon’s home uncovered two semi-automatic rifles, an anti-tank gun, body armour and White Nationalist material. |
| 21 September 2019 | US Army soldier Jarratt William Smith was arrested by the FBI on suspicion of sharing bomb-making instructional material via social media. Smith also suggested using a vehicle-borne IED to attack a major news network and Democrat politicians.
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- ↑ BitChute is a UK registered company, founded by British nationals and based in Andover. It was launched in February 2017 as a platform for content removed by other, bigger social media platforms.
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