Woman Charged in Alleged Plot to Bomb the New York State Capitol
A criminal complaint outlines the sting operation that led the FBI to apprehend 35-year-old Jessica Bowie.
A federal court has charged 35-year-old Jessica Bowie, an Albany, New York resident, with attempting to provide material support to a designated foreign terrorist organization following an alleged plot to bomb the New York State Capitol building. The FBI announced the arrest on Thursday, stating that the plot aimed to attack the Capitol and kill elected officials.
According to the criminal complaint, Bowie had expressed allegiance to ISIS and sought to carry out additional terrorist acts. The FBI alleges that Bowie visited the Capitol building multiple times and met with two FBI confidential sources, where she reaffirmed her desire to bomb the Capitol on a day when senators would be present.
She discussed obtaining bomb-making materials from a Home Depot and purchasing a firearm and ammunition from the informants. During a meeting with the informants, she was allegedly shown an inert explosive device and instructed on how to operate and detonate it. The FBI apprehended Bowie on Wednesday, while she had the gun, magazine, ammunition, and the inert explosive device in her possession.
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