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Federal authorities arrested four alleged members of the Turtle Island Liberation Front in the Mojave Desert and charged them with conspiracy and possession of an unregistered destructive device for an alleged plan to detonate backpacks containing pipe bombs at multiple locations targeting two U.S. companies on New Year’s Eve. The suspects — Audrey Illeene Carroll, Zachary Aaron Page, Dante Gaffield, and Tina Lai — are accused of acquiring bomb-making materials, testing devices on December 12 in the Mojave Desert, and using encrypted communications. The FBI’s Joint Terrorism Task Force and several local agencies investigated and arrested the defendants before a functional bomb was completed; prosecutors from the Central District of California are handling the case.
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The Department of Justice's press release confirms that FBI agents intervened and arrested the defendants before they completed assembling a functional bomb. (justice.gov)

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  1. Update · Dec 21, 2025, 08:46 AMTrue
    The Department of Justice's press release confirms that FBI agents intervened and arrested the defendants before they completed assembling a functional bomb. (justice.gov)
  2. Update · Dec 21, 2025, 07:35 AMTrue
    The Department of Justice's press release confirms that FBI agents intervened and arrested the defendants before they completed assembling a functional bomb. (justice.gov)
  3. Update · Dec 21, 2025, 06:50 AMTrue
    The Department of Justice's press release dated December 15, 2025, confirms that FBI agents intervened and arrested four individuals before they completed assembling a functional bomb. The defendants had acquired bomb-making materials and traveled to the Mojave Desert to construct and test explosive devices. They began assembling the devices, including unloading materials and starting construction, but were arrested before completing a functional bomb. (justice.gov)
  4. Update · Dec 21, 2025, 05:42 AMTrue
    The Department of Justice's press release dated December 15, 2025, confirms that FBI agents intervened and arrested four individuals before they completed assembling a functional bomb. The defendants had acquired bomb-making materials and were in the process of constructing devices in the Mojave Desert when the FBI intervened. The press release states, 'FBI agents then intervened and arrested the defendants before they completed assembling a functional bomb.' (justice.gov)
  5. Update · Dec 21, 2025, 04:53 AMTrue
    The Department of Justice's press release dated December 15, 2025, confirms that FBI agents intervened and arrested four individuals before they completed assembling a functional bomb. The defendants had acquired bomb-making materials and traveled to the Mojave Desert to construct and detonate test bombs on December 12, 2025. While in the desert, they began assembling the devices, including unloading materials and starting construction. FBI agents arrested them before they completed assembling a functional bomb. (justice.gov)
  6. Update · Dec 21, 2025, 04:12 AMTrue
    The Department of Justice's press release confirms that FBI agents intervened and arrested the defendants before they completed assembling a functional bomb. (justice.gov)
  7. Update · Dec 21, 2025, 02:42 AMTrue
    The Department of Justice's press release confirms that FBI agents intervened and arrested the defendants before they completed assembling a functional bomb. (justice.gov)
  8. Update · Dec 20, 2025, 11:35 PMTrue
    The Department of Justice's press release confirms that FBI agents intervened and arrested the defendants before they completed assembling a functional bomb. (justice.gov) The defendants had acquired bomb-making materials and traveled to the Mojave Desert to construct and detonate test bombs on December 12. While in the desert, they began assembling the devices, including unloading materials and starting construction. FBI agents intervened and arrested the defendants before they completed assembling a functional bomb. (justice.gov)
  9. Update · Dec 20, 2025, 08:33 AMcomplete
    The Department of Justice's press release confirms that FBI agents intervened and arrested the defendants before they completed assembling a functional bomb. (justice.gov) The defendants had acquired bomb-making materials and traveled to the Mojave Desert to construct and detonate test bombs on December 12. While in the desert, they began assembling the devices, including unloading materials and starting construction. However, FBI agents intervened and arrested them before they completed assembling a functional bomb. Therefore, the statement is accurate.
  10. Update · Dec 19, 2025, 07:22 AMcomplete
    The Department of Justice's press release states that FBI agents intervened and arrested the defendants before they completed assembling a functional bomb. (justice.gov) This confirms the accuracy of the statement.
  11. Update · Dec 18, 2025, 09:49 PMcomplete
    The Department of Justice's press release confirms that FBI agents intervened and arrested the defendants before they completed assembling a functional bomb. (justice.gov) The defendants had acquired bomb-making materials and traveled to the Mojave Desert to construct and detonate test bombs on December 12. While in the desert, they began assembling the devices, including unloading materials and starting construction. FBI agents intervened and arrested the defendants before they completed assembling a functional bomb. (justice.gov)
  12. Update · Dec 18, 2025, 09:45 PMcomplete
    The Department of Justice's press release confirms that FBI agents intervened and arrested the defendants before they completed assembling a functional bomb. (justice.gov) The defendants had acquired bomb-making materials and traveled to the Mojave Desert to construct and detonate test bombs on December 12, 2025. While in the desert, they began assembling the devices, including unloading materials and starting construction. However, FBI agents intervened and arrested them before they completed assembling a functional bomb. (justice.gov)
  13. Update · Dec 18, 2025, 07:20 PMcomplete
    The Department of Justice's press release from December 15, 2025, confirms that FBI agents intervened and arrested four individuals before they completed assembling a functional bomb. (justice.gov) The defendants had acquired bomb-making materials and were in the process of constructing devices in the Mojave Desert when the FBI intervened. Therefore, the statement is accurate.
  14. Update · Dec 18, 2025, 07:32 AMcomplete
    The Department of Justice's press release confirms that FBI agents intervened and arrested the defendants before they completed assembling a functional bomb. (justice.gov) The defendants had acquired bomb-making materials and traveled to the Mojave Desert to construct and detonate test bombs on December 12, 2025. While in the desert, they began assembling the devices, including unloading materials and starting construction. However, FBI agents intervened and arrested them before they completed assembling a functional bomb. (justice.gov)
  15. Update · Dec 17, 2025, 03:03 PMcomplete
    The Department of Justice's press release confirms that FBI agents intervened and arrested the defendants before they completed assembling a functional bomb. (justice.gov)
  16. Update · Dec 17, 2025, 08:45 AMcomplete
    The Department of Justice's press release confirms that FBI agents intervened and arrested the defendants before they completed assembling a functional bomb. (justice.gov)
  17. Update · Dec 17, 2025, 03:17 AMcomplete
    The Department of Justice's press release confirms that FBI agents intervened and arrested the defendants before they completed assembling a functional bomb. The defendants had begun constructing the devices in the Mojave Desert but were apprehended prior to their completion.
  18. Original article · Dec 15, 2025
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