Terrorism & Extremism

Documents: Maryland Federal Prosecutors Charge Man Who Plotted ISIS-Inspired Vehicular Attack

Lev Sugarman
Tuesday, April 9, 2019, 12:05 PM

On Monday, the Maryland U.S. attorney's office alleged in a motion for detention pending trial that Rondell Henry stole a U-Haul with the intent of ramming the vehicle into crowds of people at National Harbor in Potomac, Maryland. Henry was arrested on April 3 pursuant to a criminal complaint charging him with interstate transportation of a stolen vehicle. A motion for pretrial detention explained that Henry poses a flight risk and public safety threat by revealing that his actions were inspired by the Islamic State and the 2016 truck attack in Nice, France.

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On Monday, the Maryland U.S. attorney's office alleged in a motion for detention pending trial that Rondell Henry stole a U-Haul with the intent of ramming the vehicle into crowds of people at National Harbor in Potomac, Maryland. Henry was arrested on April 3 pursuant to a criminal complaint charging him with interstate transportation of a stolen vehicle. A motion for pretrial detention explained that Henry poses a flight risk and public safety threat by revealing that his actions were inspired by the Islamic State and the 2016 truck attack in Nice, France. He will appear before a federal magistrate judge in Greenbelt, Maryland at 12:45 p.m. on Tuesday. The criminal complaint, supporting affidavit and motion for detention pending trial are available in full below.

Criminal Complaint

Affidavit

Motion for Detention Pending Trial


Lev Sugarman is an intern at Lawfare and a research intern at the Brookings Institution focusing on national security law. He is a senior in the School of Foreign Service at Georgetown University.

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