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Home Front: WoT
Suspected NYC jihadist was caught near major airport as new details of averted ‘disaster’ are revealed
2024-06-14
Follow up to this story from yesterday.
[NYPost] The suspected Queens jihadist busted with an arsenal of weapons in his SUV was ordered held without bail on Thursday — as disturbing new details of the case emerged in court.

Judd Sanson, 29, was just blocks from La Guardia International Airport when he was stopped by alert cops early Wednesday morning — and nervously reached under the seat of his SUV during the first few tense moments of the encounter with the officers, prosecutors revealed.

They later found a loaded 9mm Glock pistol under the driver’s seat.

"Sorry, there is a lot of drunk people nowadays," Sanson allegedly told the cops after they stopped him for having obscured license plates on the vehicle. "I live in Jamaica. I was visiting my uncle."

But police had already spotted a knife strapped to Sanson’s leg, along with an MTA reflective vest and "a makeshift axe hanging from the ceiling" and a "makeshift sword" inside the vehicle, Queens Assistant District Attorney Dylan Nesturrick said in Queens Criminal Court.

In all, the prosecutor said nearly a dozen weapons, an NYPD bullet-proof vest and 179 rounds of ammunition were found inside the black Ford Explorer.

He also said Sherlocks found a "disturbing photo" on Sanson’s Facebook page but did not elaborate.

Prosecutors said he has addresses in Tennessee and Maryland, but lives with his father in the Hollis section of Queens and has a 1-year-old daughter.

His lawyer said Sanson works as a "self-employed mechanic" and supports his young daughter.

Thomas Montella of Queens Defenders asked Lozano to set reasonable bail for his client.

"This is, at the end of the day, a gun case," Montella said.

But the judge sided with prosecutors, who asked that he be held at Rikers Island without bail pending a return court appearance on Monday.

"It is concerning that he was a few blocks way from the airport," Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz said after the arraignment. "You got to ask about the intent."

Sanson was arrested around 1:30 a.m. Wednesday, and was questioned at the 110th Precinct stationhouse until he was led out in handcuffs earlier on Thursday for his date in court.

He smiled as he was peppered with questions by news hounds — and broke into a wide grin when one asked if he had purchased his weapons arsenal on Amazon.

Meanwhile,
...back at the Council of Boskone, Helmuth ordered the entire 614th quadrant searched. The Green Lensman must be found!...
cops executed a search warrant at his father’s apartment and were in and out of the Jamaica Avenue building on Thursday, with prosecutors saying they found a Glock holding case inside.
NBC New York adds:
Investigators were looking into whether the individual, identified by police as 27-year-old Judd Sanson, has a history of emotional issues or may have been trying to self-radicalize in the name of terrorism.
Related:
La Guardia International Airport: 2003-01-21 Northwest Pilot Arrested With Gun In Bag In New York
Posted by:trailing wife

#6  and another hate-filled Subhuman dropping
Posted by: Frank G   2024-06-14 21:02  

#5  
Posted by: ACA JOE    2024-06-14 21:00  

#4  He smiled as he was peppered with questions by news hounds

In on the joke.
Posted by: swksvolFF   2024-06-14 20:58  

#3  *ACA JOE Subhuman droppings deleted*
Posted by: Frank G   2024-06-14 20:50  

#2  The didn't charge him for the trebuchet he was towing. What we need is common sense siege weapon control!
Posted by: ed in texas   2024-06-14 07:47  

#1  Gun, knife, ax, sword - with all the crime in NYC, you can't be too careful!
Posted by: Bobby   2024-06-14 07:37  

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