KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) — A 20-year-old Kansas man has been charged with planning a suicide bomb attack against Fort Riley in an alleged plot to support the Islamic State group.
Federal prosecutors say John T. Booker, of Topeka, was arrested Friday while trying to arm what he thought what a 1,000-pound bomb inside a van near the base. Prosecutors say the arrest came after an FBI sting investigation.
Booker is facing several charges, including attempting to use a weapon of mass destruction. Court documents don’t indicate whether he has an attorney.
U.S. Attorney Barry Grissom says Booker was arrested Friday near Manhattan, Kansas, a city near the Army base about 100 miles west of Kansas City. Grissom didn’t elaborate on the arrest.
A FBI agent says there was no breach at the military base.