Plot Accusation of White Supremacist for Allegedly Seeking Assassination of Government Officials
A 24-year-old California man, Noah Lamb, has been indicted and charged with eight counts, including conspiracy, solicitation to murder federal officials, doxing, and threatening communications. The charges are in connection with his alleged role in a white supremacist plot to create and circulate a "kill list" targeting federal officials and others for assassination.
The plot is associated with the Terrorgram Collective, a transnational white supremacist terrorist group operating on the encrypted messaging platform Telegram. The group promotes violent white supremacist accelerationism, an ideology centered around the belief that terrorism is necessary to ignite a race war that will create a White ethnostate in the United States.
The "kill list," referred to as "The List," allegedly included a U.S. senator, federal judges, a former U.S attorney, and various state and local officials, among other targets selected based on race, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, or gender identity. The list was said to contain photographs of the targets, along with their name, address, and sometimes the target's spouse, as well as an image of a rifle and "a short description of why the target should be assassinated."
Lamb was arrested on Tuesday and is currently in custody. He was a member of the Terrorgram Collective and allegedly had a role in identifying targets and finding their home addresses for inclusion in the kill list. Agents found White supremacist literature and gun parts with Lamb during the arrest.
As of the court records, Lamb does not have a listed lawyer. The federal judge presiding over the case has ordered him to remain in detention, with the Justice Department requesting this decision. If convicted, Lamb faces significant penalties, including up to 20 years in prison for solicitation of murder of federal officials, and additional years for other counts.
The case is being prosecuted by the U.S. Department of Justice in the Eastern District of California, with involvement from the Civil Rights Division and National Security Division. The FBI Sacramento Field Office investigated the case. It is important to note that the defendant is presumed innocent until proven guilty in court.
The Terrorgram Collective's targets were described in derogatory terms in the list, with the senator being referred to as an "Anti-White, Anti-gun, Jewish Senator" and the federal judge as an "invader" from a foreign country and called "first [racial slur] US Attorney."
This case underscores the ongoing threat posed by white supremacist groups and the importance of law enforcement efforts to combat such activities. The indictment serves as a reminder that those who engage in such criminal activities will be held accountable for their actions under the law.
As the indictment unfolds, it reveals that Noah Lamb, a member of the white supremacist group Terrorgram Collective, is accused of participating in a plot to create and circulate a kill list, including federal officials and others. This alarming action, which advocates for a race war and ethnic state, is a stark reminder of the critical role politics, general news, crime-and-justice, and war-and-conflicts play in highlighting ongoing threats posed by white supremacist organizations, and the need for continuous law enforcement efforts to combat such dangerous activities.
