Judge Orders Minnesota Teen Held In Alleged Mall Of America Terror Plot
U.S. Magistrate Judge Dulce Foster ordered Sheikhdoon Abdullahi Mohamud held without release pending trial on Monday, October 19, 2026, in a case alleging a plotted terror attack at the Mall of America.[1]
Prosecutors told the court Mohamud was arrested October 6 in a Richfield park after allegedly buying an AK-47, 200 rounds and four 30-round magazines from an undercover FBI employee for $600.[1] Prosecutors say he intended to attack the Mall of America on October 24 during a Hmong arts celebration and aimed to kill as many people as possible on behalf of ISIS.[1]
FBI Special Agent Keegan Rupenthal testified Mohamud had been in contact with an informant since December 2024.[1] Rupenthal said Mohamud repeatedly declared he was "100% committed" to the plot and pledged allegiance during his arrest.[1]
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- On Monday, October 19, 2026, U.S. Magistrate Judge Dulce Foster ordered Sheikhdoon Abdullahi Mohamud detained pending trial.
- Mohamud was arrested October 6, 2026, in a Richfield, Minnesota park after allegedly buying an AK-47, 200 rounds and four 30-round magazines from an undercover FBI employee for $600.
- Prosecutors say he intended to attack the Mall of America on October 24, 2026, during a Hmong arts celebration, aiming to kill as many people as possible on behalf of ISIS.
- FBI Special Agent Keegan Rupenthal testified Mohamud had been in contact with an informant since December 2024, repeatedly declared he was “100% committed” to the plot, and pledged allegiance to the Islamic State group's leader during his arrest.
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