Man Pleads Guilty to Gun Possession in Terror Plot

Christopher Brown, a 23-year-old man, has pleaded guilty to criminal possession of a weapon as part of a planned terror attack targeting New York City's Jewish community. Arrested in November 2022 at Penn Station, Brown had expressed violent antisemitic intentions online, including a post stating he wanted to 'shoot up a synagogue.' The Manhattan District Attorney, Alvin Bragg, highlighted the case's significance amid rising antisemitism, affirming the commitment to protecting the Jewish community. Brown is expected to be sentenced to 10 years in prison on November 13, with an additional five years of supervised release. His co-defendant, Matthew Mahrer, whose case is pending, is a Jewish individual and descendant of a Holocaust survivor. The attack was thwarted thanks to a tip from the Community Security Initiative, emphasizing the importance of community vigilance in preventing hate crimes.