Two Montclair Teens Arrested for Alleged ISIS Terror Plot

Alleged Terror Plot Details

• 💡 Two 19-year-old friends from Montclair, New Jersey, Thomas Khan Jimenez Goell and Milo Sedarit, are accused of attempting to join ISIS as fighters.
• 🔍 Investigators found disturbing text messages indicating a desire to kill Jewish people and travel to Syria for training.
• 📸 Federal complaints include pictures of the teens holding swords and standing in front of ISIS flags.

Connection to Other Arrests

• 🔗 The two teens are believed to be part of the same network as individuals arrested in Detroit for planning a terror attack over Halloween weekend.
• ✈️ One of the arrested teens, Jimenez Goell, reportedly moved up his travel plans to leave the country after the Detroit arrests and was taken into custody at Newark airport.
• 🌍 The FBI's intelligence and counterterrorism bureau assisted in the investigation and arrest of the New Jersey teens.

Broader Investigation Scope

• 🌐 This case is linked to a larger investigation that also saw a third man arrested in Seattle, accused of trying to become an ISIS fighter.
• ⚠️ Authorities describe the thwarted plot as support for a "lethal and enduring foreign terrorist organization."