Following an FBI probe, a Florida resident was apprehended for alleged connections to multiple extremist group chats on the encrypted messaging application Signal. Agents assert that he employed pseudonyms to disseminate disturbing visual content, comprehensive guides for explosives, and violent neo-Nazi propaganda.
Lucas Alexander Temple, 20, is reportedly facing federal charges related to dispensing information on the production or application of explosives, in addition to possessing an unregistered short-barreled shotgun, as indicated by court documents.
Criminal complaints allege that Temple disseminated a self-made diagram of a homemade detonator, provided links to YouTube videos detailing the synthesis of TNT and the construction of blasting caps, and shared a 122-page extremist manual replete with white supremacist ideology.
According to investigators, the chats also encompassed graphic exchanges advocating rape, torture, and murder, notably the killing of non-White children.
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Reportedly, screenshots of messages attributed to Temple’s aliases contained phrases such as, “How long would it take to rape a femboy to death?” as well as conversations regarding the sexual assault of men.
The complaint states that Temple’s online aliases were linked to his actual identity through personal details shared in chats — including his age, employment at a grocery store, and a family visit to a museum — which were then corroborated with state records and security footage.
During the execution of a search warrant at Temple’s residence on Thursday, FBI personnel discovered neo-Nazi propaganda, a book pertaining to Columbine High School shooters Dylan Klebold and Eric Harris, and a Springfield Model 67 Series E shotgun featuring a barrel shorter than 18 inches.
Reportedly, the barrel had been sawed off and was discovered by investigators in a separate location.
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ATF records reportedly confirmed that Temple was not registered to possess the weapon.
Authorities also found a handwritten note stating: “Plans: Wear body cams for livestream. Notify friends of livestream. Put flags on car. Play music on car speakers during operation. Place motion-activated bombs in doorways (for cops).”
During his initial court appearance, magistrate Judge Amanda Arnold Sansone ruled that he would remain in custody pending trial, determining that he presented a significant risk to others.
