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an assistant high school Principal and his brother have been arrested after an alleged plot to kill police officers and ICE agents in Las Vegas, according to federal authorities.
John and Mark Bennett were taken into custody by authorities Police The Feds say the officer overheard them speaking about the plan on Nov. 17.
A statement The release issued by the Department of Homeland Security said Mark Bennett was planning to “purchase firearms with explosive rounds to carry out attacks” on ICE agents.
A criminal complaint, viewed by WTKRclaims that an off-duty police officer overheard the pair talking about the plot at a restaurant in Virginia Beach.
The officer said they were talking about “how ICE agents are kidnapping individuals and they need to do something about it.”
Mark Bennett was handcuffed at Norfolk International Airport two days later VirginiaWhere he was preparing to travel to Las Vegas.
According to the DHS statement, he was reportedly traveling to Nevada’s entertainment capital to meet like-minded people who could provide him with “enforcement ideas and plans.”
Kempsville High School assistant principal John Bennett was arrested Virginia Beach and was placed on leave by the school district shortly thereafter.
According to the criminal complaint, both men have been charged with conspiracy to commit malicious wounding.
Tricia McLaughlin, Assistant Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security, claimed that the pair had also planned to obtain rifles that could penetrate bulletproof vests.
“It is shocking that a human being, let alone a teacher of children, would plot to ambush and kill ICE law enforcement officers — offering such specifications in order to obtain a high-caliber rifle that would pierce law enforcement’s bulletproof vest,” McLaughlin said in the DHS statement. “Thanks to Homeland Security Investigations and our partners, these men are behind bars.”
Virginia Beach Police Department Chief Paul Newdigate said the alleged crime was “incredibly disturbing.”
“VBPD was able to work with various law enforcement agencies to assess the credibility of the information, resulting in today’s arrests ensuring the safety of both our law enforcement community and the public at large,” he said in a statement seen by WTKR.
Meanwhile news has come crack down on immigration by Donald Trump, who has sent the National Guard to major cities including Los Angeles and Portland to support the efforts of ICE agents.
After Shooting of two National Guardsmen Washington DC. Its members are in Resolved to intensify these efforts and claimed that he planned to “permanently stop migration from all Third World countries”.