SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) — Officials say they’ve stopped a man who was planning a possible Christmas terror attack in San Francisco.
We’ve learned the FBI has arrested a man by the name of Everitt Aaron Jameson from Modesto. They say he wanted to target Pier 39.
What agents recovered at suspect's home – letter, last will & testament, firearms and rounds pic.twitter.com/NbmcUgHDfW
— Melanie Woodrow (@MelanieWoodrow) December 22, 2017
According to FBI documents, Jameson picked out that location because he “had been there before and knew it was a heavily crowded area.” He added that it would be easy to “funnel” people into an area where he could inflict casualties.
Jameson reportedly said he was inspired by the New York terror attack on Oct. 31, when a man drove into a crowd and killed eight people, and the deadly 2015 shooting in San Bernardino.
Breaking: Criminal complaint shows agents stopped Modesto man from Xmas terror plot at pier 39. Documents say he was inspired by NYC truck attack & San Bernardino shooting. Complaint says he is a former Marine with 'sharpshooter' qualification. More: https://t.co/9yYmnyfQNe pic.twitter.com/ZQDMUsKiQs
— Reggie Aqui (@reggieaqui) December 22, 2017
#breakingnews FBI says they've stopped a man who was planning a possible Christmas terror attack in #SF. https://t.co/gmE2Mez3Vl
— Jessica Castro (@JessicaABC7) December 22, 2017
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