Federal law enforcement has taken two more individuals into custody linked to a disrupted Halloween terrorist plot, officials confirmed. The arrests happened on Tuesday, involving Tomas Khan Jiménez Guzal and Milo Cederat, with more suspects potentially facing charges as the investigation unfolds.
It’s currently uncertain if these two men were among the unnamed co-conspirators mentioned in earlier court filings. The NYPD’s Intelligence and Counterterrorism Bureau played a role in their apprehension.
Federal prosecutors had previously filed charges against Mohomed Ali and Majed Mahmoud, both 20 and from Dearborn, Michigan, citing their involvement in the conspiracy. According to court documents, they are alleged to have amassed weapons and ammunition while surveilling LGBTQ nightclubs in Ferndale.
Dubbed “Pumpkin,” their plot reportedly aimed for attacks on one or more nightclubs on Halloween, drawing inspiration from the 2016 Pulse nightclub attack in Orlando and the Bataclan incident in Paris the year before.
Last Friday, the FBI executed search warrants at the residences of Ali and Mahmoud, resulting in the seizure of several firearms, including semiautomatic rifles and shotguns, along with over 1,600 rounds of .56 ammunition.
Ali and Mahmoud are currently being held without bail, pending their detention hearings scheduled for Monday in a Detroit federal court. As for Jiménez-Guzar and Cederato, trial dates have not yet been established.
