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Two Teens Charged in Alleged Plot to Attack Houston Synagogue

Officials describe a fast-moving, multistate probe with more suspects sought.

Overview

  • The FBI opened an investigation after a Tuesday tip, which led to an arrest in North Carolina on Wednesday and a juvenile charge in Harris County on Thursday.
  • Angelina Han Hicks, 18, is jailed on a $10 million bond in Davidson County on felony conspiracy counts, with a judge citing the risk of contact with alleged partners.
  • Court filings say the plan was to kill as many Jews as possible by driving a vehicle through a congregation at Congregation Beth Israel and its campus.
  • Records identify two alleged co-conspirators only as Teegan and Angel, and prosecutors say the inquiry continues across states with others not yet in custody.
  • Houston police say there is no other known credible threat, and after a one-day closure for safety checks the synagogue and its Shlenker School resumed operations as patrols increased.