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Feds Detail NY Woman's Alleged Plan To Bomb State Capitol, Kill Senators For ISIS
Federal officials are detailing a New York woman's alleged plan to bomb the State Capitol, kill senators, and flee to ISIS-controlled territory in Syria.
Jessica Bowie, 35, of Albany, made her initial appearance in federal court on a charge of attempting to provide material support to ISIS, the US Department of Justice said (see criminal complaint attached at the bottom of this news story).
Bowie was arrested Wednesday, Aug. 19, as she took possession of what she believed was an explosive device intended for an attack on the New York State Capitol and state senators, authorities said. …
CT ATV Racer Jonathan Hansen Dies After Crash; GoFundMe Raises Thousands
A well-known Connecticut ATV racer died after an ATV racing crash, leaving his family to face its second devastating loss in 15 months.
Jonathan Kyle Hansen, 44, of West Suffield, died from his injuries on Sunday, Aug. 16. He competed in the professional class of the QXNE racing series.
A GoFundMe created to help his family pay funeral costs and other expenses had raised more than $21,000 by Thursday evening, Aug. 20.
Hansen had a lifelong passion for racing, according to his obituary. His grandfather, Jerome Crawford, raced SCCA and Can-Am cars but died when Hansen was 2 years old.
Hans…
