Man arrested after making ‘credible threat’ toward Texas Capitol
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A man was arrested after making “verbal threats” toward the Texas Capitol, the Lone Star State’s governor, Greg Abbott (R), confirmed Wednesday evening. On Wednesday, the Texas Department of Public Safety told NBC Dallas-Fort Worth that authorities had stopped a plot on the state’s Capitol building in Austin. Per the…
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Texas DPS said Benny Caldera Jr., 40, was arrested at his home in Bexar County.
A man was arrested after making “verbal threats” toward the Texas Capitol, the Lone Star State’s governor, Greg Abbott (R), confirmed Wednesday evening. On Wednesday, the Texas Department of Public Safety told NBC Dallas-Fort Worth that authorities had stopped a plot on the state’s Capitol building in Austin. Per the…
A lone-wolf extremist plotted a bloody, armed assault on the Texas State Capitol before SWAT cops and federal agents arrested him at his doorstep, authorities revealed Thursday. Benny Caldera Jr., 40, was nabbed by Texas DPS SWAT officers at 3 a.m. Wednesday at his home in Converse, just outside San Antonio. Law…
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- Man arrested after making ‘credible threat’ toward Texas Capitol (opens The Hill in a new tab)
A man was arrested after making “verbal threats” toward the Texas Capitol, the Lone Star State’s governor, Greg Abbott (R), confirmed Wednesday evening. On Wednesday, the Texas Department of Public Safety told NBC Dallas-Fort Worth that authorities had stopped a plot on the state’s Capitol building in Austin. Per the…
- FBI Nabs Extremist Plotting Texas Capitol Massacre (opens The Daily Wire in a new tab)
A lone-wolf extremist plotted a bloody, armed assault on the Texas State Capitol before SWAT cops and federal agents arrested him at his doorstep, authorities revealed Thursday. Benny Caldera Jr., 40, was nabbed by Texas DPS SWAT officers at 3 a.m. Wednesday at his home in Converse, just outside San Antonio. Law…
- Man accused of planning deadly Texas State Capitol attack, DPS says (opens CBS News in a new tab)
Texas DPS said Benny Caldera Jr., 40, was arrested at his home in Bexar County.
