L.A. Subway Was Target of Wannabe al-Qaeda Terrorist, Feds Say
Nicholas Teausant, a 20-year-old National Guard reservist, was arrested near the Canadian border in Washington after he allegedly plotted to aid al-Qaeda, travel to Syria for training and, most interestingly, attack the Los Angeles subway system, authorities said today.
It's not entirely clear if Teausant ever had contact with the group al-Qaeda in Iraq - he claimed to have exchanged letters with "brothers" in the Middle East - but he allegedly wanted to be a part of the organization's efforts, if prosecutors are to be believed.
The Central Valley man used social media to make his anti-American feelings known, the U.S. Attorney's Office in Sacramento said:
Feds say that Teausant, of Acampo, Calif., befriended an informant and confessed his desire to engage in terrorism against the United States.
He discussed with the informant obtaining "big loud" fireworks in connection with "hitting" the L.A. subway system, according to the criminal complaint in the case:
http://www.laweekly.com/informer/2014/03/17/la-subway-was-target-of-wannabe-al-qaeda-terrorist-feds-say
