North Carolina Teen Charged In Alleged Plot To Attack Houston Synagogue Members
An 18-year-old North Carolina woman was charged Tuesday and is being held on a $10 million bond in an alleged plot to attack members of a Houston synagogue. North Carolina woman held on $10M bond.
Officials identified her as Angelina Han Hicks of Lexington, North Carolina. Authorities say the alleged conspiracy was to "kill as many Jews as possible by driving through a congregation" at Congregation Beth Israel in Houston.
Investigators have also charged a juvenile in Harris County, Texas, and said two male suspects known as "Teegan" and "Angel" remain at large. Congregation Beth Israel closed Wednesday out of caution, and the Jewish Federation of Greater Houston urged heightened safety for the community.
At a hearing the judge set the $10 million bond and warned that any communication with co-conspirators "puts lives at risk." Her court-appointed attorney said experts will be brought in, and her father disputed the allegations and described her as a "good kid."
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- 18-year-old Angelina Han Hicks of Lexington, North Carolina, has been charged in the alleged plot.
- Authorities say the plan was a conspiracy to "kill as many Jews as possible by driving through a congregation" at Congregation Beth Israel in Houston.
- A juvenile in Harris County has also been charged, and two male suspects known as 'Teegan' and 'Angel' remain at large.
- Bond was set at $10 million for Hicks, and the judge warned that communication with co-conspirators "puts lives at risk."
- Congregation Beth Israel closed Wednesday as a precaution, and the Jewish Federation of Greater Houston emphasized community safety.
- Hicks' court-appointed attorney said experts would be brought in, while her father disputed the allegations and described her as a "good kid."
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- Identifies the suspect as 18-year-old Angelina Han Hicks of Lexington, North Carolina.
- Details the alleged method: a conspiracy to 'kill as many Jews as possible by driving through a congregation' at Congregation Beth Israel in Houston.
- Reports that a juvenile in Harris County, Texas has also been charged and that two male suspects known as 'Teegan' and 'Angel' remain at large.
- Notes that Hicks' bond was set at $10 million with the judge warning that co-conspirator communication 'puts lives at risk.'
- States that Congregation Beth Israel closed Wednesday out of caution and that the Jewish Federation of Greater Houston emphasized community safety.
- Includes comments from Hicks' court-appointed attorney about bringing in experts, and from her father disputing the allegations and describing her as a 'good kid.'