Overview
- Jeremy Wayne Shoemaker, 33, of Needham, was taken into custody during a search of his home by the 1st Judicial Circuit Special Response Team.
- Investigators seized multiple firearms, more than a suitcase of ammunition, body armor and other items tied to planned violence.
- The sheriff said Shoemaker intended not to be taken alive and had planned to “shoot it out with the police,” with possible targets including unnamed public figures.
- Shoemaker faces local counts of resisting arrest and possession of a firearm by a prohibited person, is held on $150,000 cash bond, and has a Nov. 7 court date.
- The FBI and several local agencies continue the probe, with multiple federal charges considered, unresolved questions on how threats were made, and Jewish leaders reporting no current credible threat.