(Phoenix, AZ) – The Investigations Unit of the Maricopa County Attorney’s Office, working alongside officers of the FBI Phoenix Field Office, and the Buckeye and Glendale Police Departments, has arrested a 17-year-old on charges of terrorism.
According to Maricopa County Attorney Rachel Mitchell, Marvin Jalo* (DOB 10/07) had acquired materials to make an explosive device. He had expressed his plan to attack the Phoenix Pride Festival during the weekend of October 20, 2024. A Grand Jury has indicted Jalo on Class Two Dangerous felonies, including one count of terrorism and one count of conspiracy to commit terrorism. He will be tried as an adult. County Attorney Mitchell said, “It takes a tremendous amount of cooperative work by law enforcement to develop a lead, locate a suspect, interrupt an attack, and make an arrest before a tragedy could happen.
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Source: Maricopa County Attorney’s Office
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