A criminal complaint alleges that 20-year-old Joshua Goldberg of Orange Park, Fla., had planned to detonate some sort of explosive device at Sunday’s annual Kansas City Stair Climb, which honors 9/11 first responders each year.
WOKV reporter Stephanie Brown has been following the case.
NEW: Criminal complaint on OP man allegedly planning bombing on 9/11 commemoration in Missouri. Going through it now. pic.twitter.com/8X6AxdLqMs
— Stephanie Brown (@SBrownReports) September 10, 2015
Criminal complaint against 20y/o Joshua Goldberg, from OP, accuses him of giving instruction on making a pressure cooker bomb (cont)
— Stephanie Brown (@SBrownReports) September 10, 2015
(cont) Criminal complaint says Goldberg planned to explode bomb at 9/11 commemoration event in Missouri. Event planned for 9/13.
— Stephanie Brown (@SBrownReports) September 10, 2015
Goldberg's arrest is for "distributing information relating to explosives, destructive devices, and weapons of mass destruction".
— Stephanie Brown (@SBrownReports) September 10, 2015
Investigation in to 20-year-old Goldberg, from OP, was led by the FBI Joint Terrorism Task Force.
— Stephanie Brown (@SBrownReports) September 10, 2015
Some of the online conversations btwn Goldberg and informant detailed in criminal complaint pic.twitter.com/f8CHvKUQYE
— Stephanie Brown (@SBrownReports) September 10, 2015
Informant claimed to be near Kansas City, MO, which is why investigators say the attack was planned on an event there.
— Stephanie Brown (@SBrownReports) September 10, 2015
Criminal complaint says Goldberg targeted Kansas City Stair Climb-firefighters/community stair climb to honor 9/11 first responders.
— Stephanie Brown (@SBrownReports) September 10, 2015
Goldberg allegedly warned the informant how to avoid detection, like buying bomb making supplies at mult stores and hiding bomb
— Stephanie Brown (@SBrownReports) September 10, 2015
Goldberg allegedly told informant to fill pressure cooker bomb w/ nails, etc and to dip shrapnel in rat poison "to inflict more casualties"
— Stephanie Brown (@SBrownReports) September 10, 2015
More convo detailed in criminal complaint. CHS is informant, Goldberg is allegedly AusWitness. pic.twitter.com/NfpfNIOhOY
— Stephanie Brown (@SBrownReports) September 10, 2015
Goldberg allegedly admitted to sharing the links, instructing the informant, and believing the informant would go through with it.
— Stephanie Brown (@SBrownReports) September 10, 2015
The complaint says Goldberg's story varied. One story- he claimed he thought the person would blow himself up making the bomb
— Stephanie Brown (@SBrownReports) September 10, 2015
Second story- Goldberg claimed he would alert law enforcement to the bomb before detonation, getting credit for stopping the attack.
— Stephanie Brown (@SBrownReports) September 10, 2015
I've worked through the full criminal complaint… putting together a full breakdown now- stay tuned!
— Stephanie Brown (@SBrownReports) September 10, 2015
Brown’s full report is highly recommended and can be found at the KOKV website.
“Hopefully there will be some jihad on the anniversary of 9/11,” the suspect wrote on August 17, according to the complaint.
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