18-year-old woman and minor arrested in mass casualty plot targeting Texas synagogue, planned to ‘kill as many Jews as possible’
OAN Staff Lillian Mann and
6:22 PM – Friday, April 24, 2026
Authorities confirmed the arrest on Friday of an 18-year-old woman and a 16-year-old boy in connection with a chilling plot to attack Congregation Beth Israel, the oldest synagogue in Texas.
The conspiracy purportedly involved a plan to drive a vehicle into the Houston congregation with the explicit intent to “kill as many Jews as possible.”
Among the accused is 18-year-old Angelina Han Hicks, who was taken into custody on Wednesday in Lexington, North Carolina, following a joint investigation by the FBI and local law enforcement.
Hicks is currently being held under a $10 million bond and faces felony charges of conspiracy to commit murder and conspiracy to commit assault with a deadly weapon with intent to kill or inflict serious injury. While court warrants initially indicated a projected attack date of April 21, 2028, investigators acted swiftly due to concerns over an immediate threat.
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