Joseph Neumayer, who was born in Colorado and has U.S. and German citizenship, was taken into custody at John F. Kennedy Airport in New York City by FBI special agents after he was deported from Israel.
A search of the backpack found three Molotov cocktails inside.
Local law enforcement tracked down the 28-year-old at his hotel, where he was arrested.
A look at the U.S. Embassy branch office in Tel Aviv, Israel, during a protest against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government on Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2025. Ohad Zwigenberg / APIsrael deported Neumayer on Sunday.
"This defendant is charged with planning a devastating attack targeting our embassy in Israel, threatening death to Americans, and President Trump's life," Attorney General Pamela Bondi in a statement. "The Department will not tolerate such violence and will prosecute this defendant to the fullest extent of the law."
FBI Director Kash Patel said in a statement that Neumayer's alleged actions were "despicable and violent" and "will not be tolerated at home or abroad."
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