Document: Government Alleges Coast Guardsman Planned Terrorist Attack
A Maryland-based Coast Guardsman, Christopher Hasson, has been charged with criminal possession of firearms, under 18 U.S.C.
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A Maryland-based Coast Guardsman, Christopher Hasson, has been charged with criminal possession of firearms, under 18 U.S.C. § 922 (g)(3), and illegal substances, under 21 U.S.C. § 844. In a motion for pre-trial detention, the government alleges that Hasson, "is a domestic terrorist, bent on committing acts dangerous to human life that are intended to affect governmental conduct." The criminal complaint and supporting affidavit, along with the motion for detention pending trial, are below.
Mikhaila Fogel was an associate editor at Lawfare and a research analyst at the Brookings Institution. She previously worked as a legislative correspondent for national security and foreign affairs issues in the Office of Sen. Susan Collins. She holds a bachelor’s degree from Harvard College, where she majored in history and literature and minored in government and Arabic.
