{"id":15352,"date":"2019-08-19T04:58:26","date_gmt":"2019-08-19T08:58:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/worldjusticenews.com\/news\/?p=15352"},"modified":"2019-08-19T04:58:26","modified_gmt":"2019-08-19T08:58:26","slug":"us-man-arrested-over-alleged-threat-to-ohio-jewish-centre","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldjusticenews.com\/news\/2019\/08\/19\/us-man-arrested-over-alleged-threat-to-ohio-jewish-centre\/","title":{"rendered":"US man arrested over alleged threat to Ohio Jewish centre"},"content":{"rendered":"

Police in the US state of Ohio have arrested a man they believe threatened to carry out a shooting at a Jewish community centre.<\/p>\n

James Reardon, 20, posted a video online of a man firing a gun with a caption identifying the centre in Youngstown, north of Pittsburgh.<\/p>\n

A search of his home revealed several weapons, body armour and a gas mask, police said.<\/p>\n

A shooting at a synagogue in Pittsburgh last year left 11 people dead.<\/p>\n

James Reardon was arrested in New Middletown, near Youngstown, on Saturday and charged with menacing and harassment. He is due to appear in court on Monday.<\/p>\n

Investigators said the alarm was raised when a post appeared on Instagram showing a man firing a gun with the caption: “Police identified the Youngstown Jewish Family Community shooter as white nationalist Seamus O’Reardon.”<\/p>\n

New Middletown Police Chief Vince D’Egidio said they believed Seamus O’Reardon was a pseudonym for James Reardon.<\/p>\n

“He was implying that he was going to be identified as the shooter of the Jewish centre. That kicked off a very intensive investigation, a very rapidly evolving investigation,”\u00a0he said, quoted by WKBN-TV<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Security at local Jewish facilities was increased and the FBI was contacted, Chief D’Egidio added.<\/p>\n

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The Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh was attacked in October last year<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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As well as a cache of weapons, the search of the suspect’s home also uncovered white nationalist material, police said.<\/p>\n

After the arrest, the\u00a0Youngstown Area Jewish Federation issued a statement<\/a> thanking law enforcement agencies for their swift action.<\/p>\n

The attack on the Tree of Life Synagogue<\/a>, in Pittsburgh, last October was believed to be the worst anti-Semitic attack in US history.<\/p>\n

Suspected gunman Robert Bowers has been charged with the killings and if found guilty faces life in prison without parole.<\/p>\n

Mr Reardon’s alleged plot was one of three apparently prevented by local authorities this weekend, US media report.<\/p>\n

Two more men – one in Florida and another in Connecticut – were arrested<\/a> after sending messages related to potential mass shootings, CNN report.<\/p>\n

Source: bbc.co.uk<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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