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.[1][2].
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.[1] 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.'