FBI Informant Involving Garland, Texas, Suspect Speaks Out for First Time
“I was kind of a little nervous,” the informant said.
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Dallas Morning News: Garland Flaps Illustrate Shifting Terror Focus
By the Dallas Morning News Editorial Board As terror attacks go, the charge of the jihadi wannabes in Garland will not be remembered as textbook. Elton Simpson and Nadir Soofi had desire and tools, but their execution was lacking. Their goal was to crash an American Freedom Defense Initiative meeting, Pamela Geller’s Muhammad cartoon contest….
FBI Warned Garland Police about Shooter Just 3 Hours Before Violence Unfolded
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The FBI warned Garland police that one of the two gunmen who would open fire outside a cartoon contest to draw Prophet Muhammad in Texas may be targeting the event just hours before the shooting, The New York Times reports. “We developed information just hours before the event that Simpson might…
Garland Gunman at Muhammad Cartoon Drawing Was Convicted of Lying to FBI in Past
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com One of the two gunmen who opened fire at a contest involving cartoon drawings of the Prophet Muhammad was previously under investigation by the FBI, the Wall Street Journal reports. In fact, Elton Simpson was convicted of lying to the FBI after prosecutors alleged he planned to join Islamic militant groups…
Texas Man Busted for Shining Laser on FBI Plane
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Note to Sammy Ladymon: Find a new hobby. The 45-year-old Garland, Tex. man was arrested Thursday night after getting caught pointing a laser at an FBI aircraft that was hovering above, NBC DFW reported. The station reported that the FBI pilot flew over the area in response to complaints from pilots…