Missouri Man Charged Over Online Bomb Lessons Tied To New Orleans Attack
The FBI arrested 40-year-old Jordan Derrick of Sweet Springs, Missouri, on Tuesday, May 12, 2026, charging him over online explosives tutorials that authorities say aided a deadly New Orleans attack.[1]
A newly unsealed complaint alleges Derrick posted videos showing how to manufacture TNT, PETN and RDX, and how to build multiple improvised detonators.[1] Officials say New Orleans attacker Shamsud-Din Jabbar downloaded those tutorials and used the methods to build IEDs found near Bourbon Street after the Jan. 1, 2025 attack that killed 14 people.[1]
Investigators linked explosive components recovered near Bourbon Street to techniques shown in the online videos, according to the complaint.[1] The complaint was unsealed this week, and federal officials said Derrick's tutorials may be linked to at least one other domestic explosion under investigation.[1]
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- On Tuesday, May 12, 2026, the FBI arrested 40-year-old Jordan Derrick of Sweet Springs, Missouri, on federal explosives-related charges.
- A newly unsealed complaint alleges Derrick posted online video tutorials showing how to manufacture TNT, PETN, RDX and multiple improvised detonators.
- Investigators say New Orleans terrorist Shamsud-Din Jabbar downloaded those videos and used the methods to build IEDs found near Bourbon Street after the Jan. 1, 2025 attack that killed 14 people.
- Federal officials say Derrick's tutorials may also be linked to at least one other domestic explosion under investigation.
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