Overview
- Authorities say credible threats targeted multiple synagogues in Alabama and surrounding states, prompting an urgent response.
- The suspect was identified as Jeremy Wayne Shoemaker, 33, who was taken into custody in Needham following a search warrant.
- Investigators seized weapons, more than a suitcase of ammunition, body armor, and other items linked to planned violence.
- Officials reported that Shoemaker did not plan to be taken alive and may have been considering attacks on public officials.
- Local charges include resisting arrest and possession by a person forbidden, with multiple federal counts described as likely as the investigation continues with FBI involvement.