Juvenile in Philadelphia Arrested On Terrorism-Related Charges
By Paul Davis
Quaker William Penn named the city he founded between the Delaware River and the Schuylkill River in his Pennsylvania colony “Philadelphia,” as the name means “brotherly love” in Greek.
But one young Philadelphia resident stands accused of feeling more hate than love with his alleged crimes of storing weapons of mass destruction and being in contact with foreign terrorist organizations.
On August 14th, Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner announced the arrest of the 17-year-old suspect. Theunnamed juvenile was charged with Weapons of Mass Destruction,Criminal Conspiracy,Arson,Causing/Risking Catastrophe,Attempt to Commit Criminal Mischief,Possession of an Instrument of Crime, andRecklessly Endangering Another Person.