Overview
- Authorities arrested Alexander Heifler Thursday night in Hoboken after an undercover NYPD officer saw him assemble eight Molotov cocktails.
- The weeks-long probe began when the officer joined a Feb. 10 video call, led to in‑person meetings, a March 4 drive to surveil Nerdeen Kiswani’s home, and a March 26 build at Heifler’s apartment.
- Kiswani, a co-founder of the group Within Our Lifetime, said the FBI told her late Thursday a threat against her was about to occur and officials later said there was no current danger to the public.
- Heifler faces federal counts for unlawful making and possession of destructive devices after agents recovered bottles, rags, corks, and Everclear from his home.
- Charging papers describe talk of a fake license plate and leaving the country after the attack, while investigators have not disclosed a motive and say the investigation continues.