Radical Group Planned Coordinated Attacks, Fifth Suspect Nabbed in New Orleans as Terror Scheme Uncovered
The Ben Ferguson Podcast
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🗓️ 16 December 2025
⏱️ 30 minutes
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Summary
Overview of the Incident
- The FBI disrupted a credible and imminent domestic terrorist threat targeting Southern California on New Year’s Eve.
- Four individuals were arrested in the Los Angeles area; a fifth suspect was later apprehended in New Orleans.
- The suspects were linked to a radical anti-government group called Turtle Island Liberation Front (TILF) and its extremist faction, Order of the Black Lotus.
Details of the Plot
- Planned coordinated bombing attacks using improvised explosive devices (IEDs) at five or more locations across Los Angeles and Orange County.
- Targets included U.S. businesses, with bombs intended to detonate simultaneously at midnight on New Year’s Eve.
- The plot included step-by-step bomb-making instructions, encrypted communications, and plans for follow-up attacks against ICE agents and vehicles.
- Co-conspirators purchased bomb-making materials and intended to test explosives in the Mojave Desert.
Arrests and Evidence
- FBI arrested the four suspects at a remote desert campsite before they could assemble functional bombs.
- Search warrants executed at multiple locations uncovered:
- Bomb-making materials.
- Detailed attack plans.
- Posters and propaganda promoting anti-government and anti-law enforcement ideology.
- Social media posts from TILF advocated violence against U.S. officials and called for revolution.
Law Enforcement Response
- Operation involved FBI’s Joint Terrorism Task Force, SWAT teams, bomb technicians, and multiple federal, state, and local agencies.
- Press conference emphasized:
- The sophistication and organization of the plot.
- The importance of interagency collaboration.
- Continued vigilance against extremist threats.
Suspects Identified
- Audrey Carroll (30), Zachary Aaron Page (32), Dante Gaffield (24), and Tinala (41) – all from Los Angeles area.
- Charged with conspiracy and possession of unregistered destructive devices under federal law.
- Additional charges expected as investigation continues.
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| 0:00.0 | This is an I-Heart podcast. |
| 0:02.3 | Guaranteed Human. |
| 0:05.3 | FBI director Cash Patel saying over the weekend, the FBI disrupted a credible imminent terrorist threat and arrested four individuals connected to the Los Angeles area. |
| 0:18.6 | The subjects he'd said in a post on X, self-identified as members of a radical offshoot of the |
| 0:25.2 | Turtle Island Liberation Front, known as TILF, an extremist group motivated by pro-Palest |
| 0:31.5 | anti-law enforcement and anti-government ideology. |
| 0:36.6 | They were allegedly planning coordinated IED bombing attacks on New Year's Eve, |
| 0:41.6 | targeting five separate locations across Los Angeles. |
| 0:45.9 | In the days since, the FBI New Orleans, we now have learned, |
| 0:49.5 | is also arrested an additional fifth individual, |
| 0:52.6 | believed to be linked to this radical TILF subgroup, |
| 0:56.0 | also allegedly planning a separate violent attack. Outstanding work, he said, by our investigators |
| 1:02.2 | and law enforcement partners, the Justice Department. Their work undoubtedly saved countless lives. |
| 1:08.6 | FBI Los Angeles will hold a press conference, he said, |
| 1:11.2 | later today to share additional details. We now have those additional details. And I want you to |
| 1:17.5 | listen to the press conference out of L.A. as federal and local authorities discuss its alleged |
| 1:23.6 | New Year's Eve terror attack thwarted in California that it spread also to New Orleans. |
| 1:29.6 | For the next 60 seconds, can you hit pause on your life and just think about this. |
| 1:34.5 | Every day, millions of children face a crushing reality. |
| 1:38.2 | A constant defeating message echoes in their empty stomachs and their desperate eyes. |
| 1:43.1 | It is that you don't matter. Poverty |
| 1:45.6 | doesn't just steal food and shelter. It stills hope, dignity, and the fundamental belief that they |
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