All articles tagged with #shooting plot
A man planning to attack Atlanta's airport was arrested after his family tipped off police, who found an assault rifle and ammunition in his vehicle; he faces multiple charges including terroristic threats and firearm possession by a felon.
Solomon Peña, a former Republican candidate in New Mexico, was sentenced to 80 years in prison for orchestrating a series of shootings against Democratic officials following his electoral defeat, highlighting ongoing concerns about political violence in the U.S.
Van Brett Watkins, the man who fired the shots in a plot orchestrated by former Carolina Panthers player Rae Carruth to kill Carruth's pregnant girlfriend, has died at the age of 63. Watkins had been serving a prison sentence of over 50 years for his role in the crime. He died from natural causes at a hospital. Watkins and another accomplice pleaded guilty in exchange for testifying against Carruth, who was acquitted of first-degree murder but convicted of conspiracy to commit murder and other charges. Carruth was released from prison in 2018.
Solomon Peña, a Republican candidate who lost a race for a state House seat in New Mexico, has been indicted for allegedly organizing and carrying out a plan to shoot at the houses of Democrats and officials who certified his losing election. Peña complained that his defeat was rigged, echoing right-wing conspiracy theories of election fraud. He allegedly hired co-conspirators to help with the shooting plot, and they are accused of shooting into the homes of two Bernalillo County commissioners who certified the election and two New Mexico state legislators, both Democrats. If convicted, Peña faces a mandatory minimum of 60 years in prison.