Illinois Teen Charged In Alleged Plot To Attack Aurora Hindu Temple
A 19-year-old Palatine man was arrested on Sunday, October 11, 2026, accused of plotting to attack a Hindu temple in Aurora, Illinois, prosecutors said.[1]
Prosecutors identified the suspect as Alexandros Paporakis and say he went to the temple with a modified rifle, roughly 300 rounds of ammunition, body armor and tactical gear but left after the rifle malfunctioned.[1] He is charged with one felony count of making a terrorist threat and one felony count of unlawful possession of a weapon and is being held without bond under a jail health-care order.[1]
Police say a Taco Bell coworker reported a suspicious message, prompting a search warrant that led officers to seize the rifle, ammunition, tactical gear and an eight-page white supremacist manifesto.[1]
Fox News also reported that authorities described Paporakis as aligned with neo-Nazi ideology and that he is transgender and will receive hormone treatment while jailed.[1]
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- On Sunday, October 11, 2026, police arrested 19-year-old Alexandros Paporakis of Palatine, Illinois, over an alleged plot to attack a Hindu temple in Aurora.
- Prosecutors say Paporakis went to the temple with a modified rifle, roughly 300 rounds of ammunition, body armor and tactical gear but left after the rifle malfunctioned.
- Police say a Taco Bell coworker's report of a suspicious message led to a search warrant and seizure of the rifle, ammunition, tactical gear and an eight-page white supremacist manifesto.
- Paporakis is charged with one felony count of making a terrorist threat and one felony count of unlawful possession of a weapon and is being held without bond under a jail health-care order.
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