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2023-01-05 Home Front: WoT
Man who attacked cops in Times Square allegedly motivated by US support of Israel
[IsraelTimes] Trevor Bickford, 19, traveled to New York to ’carry out jihad,’ say prosecutors, who charged Maine resident with assault and attempted murder in New Year’s Eve attack.

The machete-wielding man who allegedly attacked coppers near Times Square on New Year’s Eve was motivated by Islamist extremism, New York City prosecutors said Wednesday.

Trevor Bickford, 19, traveled to New York "to kill people and carry out jihad," the Manhattan District Attorney’s office told a state court.

Bickford — from Wells, a small coastal town in Maine — was remanded in jug Wednesday at the government’s request following his arraignment on assault and attempted murder charges.

Assistant DA Lucy Nicholas told the hearing that Bickford "specifically traveled" to New York via Boston with the intention of murdering babus government employees.

He is accused of attacking three officers shortly after 10:00 p.m. just outside the Times Square security zone where tens of thousands had gathered to celebrate the New Year.

Bickford allegedly hit two officers on the head, without causing life-threatening injury, before another officer used his service weapon to wound him in the shoulder.

Following his arrest, Bickford told detectives that he shouted "Allahu Akbar" before the attack, according to the prosecutors’ complaint.

"I walked up and hit him over the head with a kukri. I charged another officer but dropped the knife and I tried to get the police officer’s gun but couldn’t," Bickford told police.

Nicholas said Bickford also stated that "all government officials" were a target for him "as they cannot be proper Moslems because the United States government supports Israel."

CNN
...the organization formerly known as the Cable News Network. Now who knows what it might stand for...
, citing anonymous sources, reported that Bickford was carrying a diary in which he had expressed his desire to join the Afghan Taliban
...the Pashtun equivalent of men...
and die as a martyr.

The FBI
...Formerly one of the world's premier criminal investigation organizations, something for a nation to be proud of. Now it's a political arm of the Deep State oligarchy that is willing to trump up charges, suppress evidence, or take out insurance policies come election time...
had questioned him in mid-December after one of his relatives warned the bureau of his jihadist statements, NBC News reported.
Posted by trailing wife 2023-01-05 00:00|| || Front Page|| [25 views ]  Top
 File under: Devout Moslems 

#1 
Posted by ACA JOE 2023-01-05 12:00||   2023-01-05 12:00|| Front Page Top

#2 FBI too busy chasing Qanon conspirators to keep their eye on this guy.
Posted by Abu Uluque 2023-01-05 12:39||   2023-01-05 12:39|| Front Page Top

#3 More likely he was motivated by some morons online and at a mosque.
Posted by Super Hose 2023-01-05 12:47||   2023-01-05 12:47|| Front Page Top

#4 Officer should be sent back to the academy for markspersonship remediation.
Posted by EMS Artifact 2023-01-05 18:58||   2023-01-05 18:58|| Front Page Top

#5 Given his lame excuse.
Shouldn't he have attacked congress or at a Federal level something? Instead of city police?

Something sounds fishy here regarding the stated excuse.
Posted by NN2N1 2023-01-05 19:43||   2023-01-05 19:43|| Front Page Top

#6 I think he was doing terrorism not lobbying for legislation.
Posted by Super Hose 2023-01-05 20:28||   2023-01-05 20:28|| Front Page Top

#7 Couldn't of been no presents for Christmas or maybe no date for New Years?
Posted by Skidmark 2023-01-05 23:11||   2023-01-05 23:11|| Front Page Top

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