The federal authorities has indicted an Arizona man who plotted to stage a mass capturing at a Dangerous Bunny live performance in Atlanta.
Mark Adams Prieto, 58, was indicted earlier this week after he was arrested final month over the alleged plot. Prieto allegedly hoped to spark a race warfare forward of the presidential election.
He was charged with Possession of an Unregistered Firearm, Firearms Trafficking, and Switch of a Firearm for Use in a Hate Crime. If convicted, he may be sentenced to as much as 40 years in jail.
Prieto allegedly introduced semi-automatic rifles utilizing money or trades to keep away from federal gun regulators.
A supply Prieto tried to recruit to his plot notified the FBI. Their investigation used an secret agent that Prieto additionally tried to enlist, in keeping with an affidavit obtained by NBC Information.
“Prieto believes that martial regulation will probably be carried out shortly after the 2024 election and {that a} mass capturing ought to happen prior,” the supply informed the FBI Phoenix, in keeping with the affidavit, including that he was “able to kill a bunch of individuals.”
Prieto allegedly stashed weapons close to the live performance earlier than touring to hold out the capturing.