Two U.S. citizens were arrested for allegedly planning attacks against police officers and Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents, the Department of Homeland Security said in a Nov. 26 statement.
The arrested individuals are John Wilson Bennett, who has served as the Assistant Principal of Kempsville High School, Virginia, since 2009, and his brother Mark Booth Bennett.
The DHS said Virginia Beach Police Department launched an investigation on Nov. 17 after an off-duty Norfolk police officer overheard the pair discussing plans to “kill police officers and ICE agents,” the department said.
“Mark Bennett was also overheard saying he was planning to meet with likeminded individuals in Las Vegas, Nevada, to purchase firearms with explosive rounds to carry out the attacks.”…