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Blue_Tires

(55,445 posts)
Thu Feb 16, 2017, 01:29 PM Feb 2017

FBI arrests man in Myrtle Beach allegedly planning attack in the spirit of Dylann Roof

Source: WMFB-TV

MYRTLE BEACH, SC (WMBF) – A man with connections to a white supremacy group was arrested in Myrtle Beach Wednesday after purchasing a gun from an undercover FBI agent, apparently intending to commit an attack “in the spirit of Dylann Roof.”

On December 26, 2016, McDowell posted to Facebook a message: “I love love to act what u think,” followed by a link to the Temple Emanu-El Conservative Synagogue in Myrtle Beach, according to court documents obtained by WMBF News. Horry County Police indicated to the FBI that McDowell had established White Supremacy Extremist connections while serving in prison in South Carolina for various criminal offenses. He also had tattoos indicating an affiliation with these groups.

According to the federal complaint document, on January 5, 2017, McDowell posted to Facebook an anti-semetic screed referencing Dylann Roof, which included the statement: “you want to post if you ain’t got the heart to fight for Yahweh like dylann roof did you need to shut the f***** up…”

...McDowell first met with the undercover FBI agent on January 12, believing that the agent “handled problems for the Aryan Nations,” the court document states. The agent met with McDowell at a Myrtle Beach hotel and discussed obtaining a gun, saying that he didn’t want it being traced back to him. McDowell said he didn’t want an attack coming back to him either, and he wanted to be “scot-free.” He emphasized that he did not want to get caught and go back to jail.

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FBI arrests man in Myrtle Beach allegedly planning attack in the spirit of Dylann Roof (Original Post) Blue_Tires Feb 2017 OP
Thank God ProudLib72 Feb 2017 #1
And the FBI doesn't need to watch those groups Phoenix61 Feb 2017 #2
Just don;t call him a terrorist! Maeve Feb 2017 #3
Oh lookie DK504 Feb 2017 #4
At least one out of tens of thousands (or more) off the street. BumRushDaShow Feb 2017 #5
ameriKKKan terrorist heaven05 Feb 2017 #6
As if there is no radical christian dominionist supremacist terrorism. . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Feb 2017 #7
I saw his mugshot at Raw Story... Archae Feb 2017 #8
He's supremely white, alright. Judi Lynn Feb 2017 #10
A classic example of "white supremacy" ToxMarz Feb 2017 #11
No "Get Smart" tweets? ck4829 Feb 2017 #9

DK504

(3,847 posts)
4. Oh lookie
Thu Feb 16, 2017, 01:56 PM
Feb 2017

another white, American terrorist. Amazing he wasn't shot while trying to "evade the police."

Judi Lynn

(160,530 posts)
10. He's supremely white, alright.
Thu Feb 16, 2017, 02:38 PM
Feb 2017

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Benjamin McDowell. (Source: J. Reuben Long Detention Center)[/center]

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