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Man accused of Texas Capitol attack plot faces federal charge
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A man accused of planning an attack on the Texas Capitol in Austin has been charged with a federal gun offense, prosecutors said. He allegedly threatened to “shoot it up” and made threats against AIPAC, a pro-Israel lobbying group. Benny Caldera Jr., 40, was arrested at about 3 a.m.
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Man arrested on suspicion of planning an attack on the Texas Capitol, authorities say
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Man accused of Texas Capitol attack plot faces federal charge
The Texas Department of Public Safety has confirmed that officers have foiled a plan to attack the Texas State Capitol in Austin. According to Texas DPS, the plan was supposed to take place Thursday, but it was discovered and stopped before it could take place.
The Texas Department of Public Safety has confirmed that officers have foiled a plan to attack the Texas State Capitol in Austin. According to Texas DPS, officers received credible information about an individual planning a violent attack on the Texas State Capitol on Thursday, Oct. 1, 2026.
According to a notice sent by the Secretary of the Texas State Senate, a suspect in a planned attack on the state's Capitol was arrested by the FBI and the Department of Public Safety.
The threat was initiated by one main suspect and several co-conspirators, according to a memo sent to members of the Texas Senate. Texas DPS officials said it worked with the...
Law enforcement officials have arrested a Bexar County man for his part in a planned violent attack on the Texas State Capitol, says the Texas Department of Public Safety. 40-year-old Benny Caldera Jr was arrested early Wednesday morning at his Converse home for felony terroristic threat against a p…
SWAT arrested Benny Caldera Jr., 40, at 3 a.m. Wednesday in Converse after DPS cited credible information of a violent Texas Capitol attack planned for Oct. 1, 2026; he later posted $75,000 bond.
A man has been arrested and charged over an alleged plot to launch a “violent” attack on the Texas Capitol in Austin, according to state officials. The attack was planned for Thursday. Benny Caldera Jr., 40, was arrested by Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) SWAT personnel at about 3 a.m.
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A 40-year-old man was arrested early Wednesday on suspicion of plotting to attack the Texas Capitol, authorities said. The Texas Department of Public Safety said in a statement that it received “credible information about an individual planning a violent attack” for Thursday in …
Suspect Benny Caldera Jr held on bond as officials say they received ‘credible’ information about Austin threat A 40-year-old man was arrested early Wednesday on suspicion of plotting to attack the Texas state capitol, authorities said.
A Texas man who was arrested for posing a “credible threat” to the state Capitol was released on bond Wednesday, just hours after he was first taken into custody. Benny Caldera Jr. was arrested at his home northeast of San Antonio at 3 a.m.
The Texas Department of Public Safety said in a statement that it received “credible information about an individual planning a violent attack” for Thursday in Austin.
A Texas man was arrested after allegedly plotting a "violent attack" on the Texas Capitol, now facing a felony terroristic threat charge in the Lone Star State.
According to an official briefed on the investigation, the suspect had allegedly been threatening to conduct a mass shooting at the Texas Capitol on Thursday.
A man was arrested after making "verbal threats" toward the Texas State Capitol, the Lone Star State's governor, Greg Abbott (R), confirmed Wednesday evening. On Wednesday, the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) told NBC Dallas-Fort Worth that authorities had stopped a plot on the state's capit…
The Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) and the Federal Bureau of Investigation worked frantically to locate and arrest a suspect connected to a “credible threat” to attack the Texas State Capitol in Austin, Texas on October 1. The suspect, 40-year-old Benny Caldera Jr.
An alleged plot to kill people at the Texas state Capitol in Austin has been thwarted , law enforcement officials say. The suspect made several threats indicating that he wanted to shoot up the Capitol, according to the Texas Department of Public Safety.
A Bexar County man arrested for plotting an attack at the Texas State Capitol is now facing a federal charge. This comes after Texas DPS searched Benny Caldera Junior’s Converse-area home. PREVIOUS COVERAGE: Suspect in planned attack on Texas State Capitol now in federal custody: DPS Court documents…
AUSTIN, Texas ( The Texas Tribune)-- The FBI on Wednesday arrested a San Antonio-area man on federal charges for allegedly planning an attack at the Texas Capitol on Thursday after he was arrested on similar state charges by the Department of Public Safety earlier that day, the agency said.
A man accused of planning an attack on the Texas Capitol in Austin has been charged with a federal gun offense, prosecutors said. He allegedly threatened to “shoot it up” and made threats against AIPAC, a pro-Israel lobbying group. Benny Caldera Jr., 40, was arrested at about 3 a.m.
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