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NEW YORK CITY - A morning commute in Lower Manhattan erupted into chaos after a suspect ignited a fire, set off commercial fireworks and brandished a pellet gun directly outside 26 Federal Plaza, a high-security complex that houses offices for the FBI, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and federal immigration courts.
The suspect, who was quickly taken into custody by federal security officers, has been identified by authorities as 43-year-old Andrew Arrabaca
Officials say Arrabaca, a former U.S. Army Patriot missile systems mechanic with ties to both Poughkeepsie and Harlem, arrived at the federal building with a variety of weapons and incendiary materials.
He was armed with six incendiary devices, commercial-grade fireworks, a bucket of suspected gasoline, two axes, a hammer, a machete, three knives and airsoft pellet guns/rifles.
Law enforcement officials characterized the suspect as an anti-government extremist driven by opposition to federal immigration enforcement.
"He came armed with bad intentions, looking to injure people and harm people," said James Barnacle, Assistant Director in Charge of the FBI’s New York Field Office. "He is an anti-American, anti-government extremist. We know that from what he said post-arrest, and we know that from the actions he tried to take."
NEW YORK CITY - A morning commute in Lower Manhattan erupted into chaos after a suspect ignited a fire, set off commercial fireworks and brandished a pellet gun directly outside 26 Federal Plaza, a high-security complex that houses offices for the FBI, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and federal immigration courts.
The suspect, who was quickly taken into custody by federal security officers, has been identified by authorities as 43-year-old Andrew Arrabaca
Officials say Arrabaca, a former U.S. Army Patriot missile systems mechanic with ties to both Poughkeepsie and Harlem, arrived at the federal building with a variety of weapons and incendiary materials.
He was armed with six incendiary devices, commercial-grade fireworks, a bucket of suspected gasoline, two axes, a hammer, a machete, three knives and airsoft pellet guns/rifles.
Law enforcement officials characterized the suspect as an anti-government extremist driven by opposition to federal immigration enforcement.
"He came armed with bad intentions, looking to injure people and harm people," said James Barnacle, Assistant Director in Charge of the FBI’s New York Field Office. "He is an anti-American, anti-government extremist. We know that from what he said post-arrest, and we know that from the actions he tried to take."
