Teen arrested for plotting ISIS-inspired drone terror attack on Phoenix Pride parade

A teen has been arrested for allegedly plotting an ISIS-inspired drone panic onslaught for Phoenix's Pride events. 

Marvin Aneer Jalo, 17, of Peoria - conscionable extracurricular of Phoenix - was arrested connected October 18 and charged pinch felony counts of coercion and conspiracy to perpetrate terrorism. 

Jalo allegedly had an instructional video connected his telephone that depicted an ISIS combatant making explosive Triacetone Triperoxide (TATP), and had been communicating pinch extremists who were recruiting him successful a chatroom successful 2023, according to AZ Family. 

He reportedly posted that he could 'bomb 2024 Pride Parade and return complete USA' and that he had supplies to make explosive shipped to him, according to nan outlet. 

Police believe, based connected his messages, that nan teen planned connected making a 'bomb drone' utilizing a remote-controlled vehicle. 

'He decidedly took steps successful nan process of putting together thing that would enactment arsenic an explosive,' Maricopa County Attorney Rachel Mitchell told AZ Family. 

Mitchell said nan boy had 'very extremist ideas' and that he was 'homophobic.' 

The criminal complaint, viewed by AZ Family, said that Jalo had searched nan Phoenix Pride parade arena anterior to nan celebrations past weekend. 

The lawsuit is being investigating by nan Attorney's Office, FBI, and 2 constabulary departments. 

'These are superior charges. They do travel pinch mandatory situation sentences,' Mitchell said. 

Jalo is presently being held connected a $1million cash-only bond, according to Mitchell. 

The Attorney's Office said Jalo had 'intentionally aliases knowingly did supply advice, assistance, guidance aliases guidance of an enactment of coercion to further nan goals, desires, aims, nationalist pronouncements, manifestos aliases governmental objective' of ISIS. 

The teen had participated successful chatrooms betwixt November 1, 2023 and May 31, 2024, wherever he discussed nan 'supplies basal to make an improvised explosive  device.'  

The Pride celebrations carried connected without incident and saw Governor Katie Hobbs and Former UN Ambassador Susan Rice attend, according to AZ Family. 

Earlier this year, up of Pride Month successful June, nan FBI and nan Department of Homeland Security warned that overseas violent statement and their supporters mightiness onslaught venues and events. 

Major cities, for illustration New York City, fortify information astatine its events successful June. 

Phoneix's Pride events are held successful October - which is LGBT History Month - alternatively of June owed to nan precocious summertime temperatures nan metropolis gets.