The FBI announced on Friday that a former U.S. Marine was arrested on suspicion of planning a Christmas Day terror attack at the popular Pier 39 tourist area in San Francisco, Calif.:
BREAKING: Former U.S. Marine arrested, accused of plotting a Christmas terror attack in San Francisco, targeting Pier 39, suspect had no escape plan; he planned to die, according to court documents https://t.co/TKRb6kbUdu
(h/t @PaulaReidCBS)— David Begnaud (@DavidBegnaud) December 22, 2017
The man, Everitt Aaron Jameson, 26, of Modesto, Calif., reportedly left a note referencing President Trump, Jerusalem and the Jews:
In a raid on his house, @PaulaReidCBS reports that the FBI found a letter, aimed by the suspect, taking credit for an attack. The letter reference @POTUS & Jerusalem, "you've allowed Donald J. Trump to give away Al Quds to the Jews."
— David Begnaud (@DavidBegnaud) December 22, 2017
Suspect in alleged San Francisco terror attack plot is Everitt Aaron Jameson, a 26-year-old former U.S. Marine who worked as a tow truck driver in Modesto https://t.co/VmGfi9ABLr
— KTLA (@KTLA) December 22, 2017
Motive in the one is pretty clear:
Facebook account of Everitt Jameson, the Muslim terrorist whose Christmas Day attack on San Francisco's Pier 39 was thwarted. pic.twitter.com/WieVsHxeqv
— John Cardillo (@johncardillo) December 22, 2017
According to the FBI, Jameson was inspired by jihadi attacks in New York City and San Bernardino. From ABC 7:
According to FBI documents, Jameson picked the Pier 39 location because he “had been there before and knew it was a heavily crowded area.” He added that it would be easy to “funnel” people into an area where he could inflict casualties.
Jameson reportedly said he was inspired by the New York terror attack on Oct. 31, when a man drove into a crowd and killed eight people, and the deadly 2015 shooting in San Bernardino.
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Jameson’s father was reportedly “shocked” at today’s developments:
Our @ABC30 partners spoke w/ Jameson's father who said he was shocked & confirmed this pic of his son, accused of planning Pier 39 attack pic.twitter.com/J7mIjhzFcr
— Melanie Woodrow (@MelanieWoodrow) December 22, 2017
Authorities said security in the area will be increased, but as of now, there’s not much evidence of that:
Today #SFPD confirms it will have ‘increased presence and visibility’ throughout the city during holidays. At the moment, I see one private Pier 39 security guard on premises after news of foiled terror plan. pic.twitter.com/0P9BVQSpel
— Sam Brock (@SamBrockNBC) December 22, 2017
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