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A 19-year-old Michigan man has been charged with threatening a mass killing at a synagogue on the fifth anniversary of the massacre at two New Zealand

A 19-year-old Michigan man has been charged with threatening a mass killing at a synagogue.

Seann Pietila, 19, of Pickford, was arrested on Friday after agents found several weapons in his home, and a search of his phone also yielded a note highlighting a synagogue in East Lansing, along with a date and a list of equipment, including homemade bombs.

A 19-year-old Michigan man was arrested last week for planning a mass shooting attack at an East Lansing synagogue, according to prosecutors.

U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Michigan Mark Totten announced Friday that the FBI arrested a 19-year-old in Pickford, Michigan for alleged antisemitic threats.

Seann Patrick Pietila reportedly admitted to posting antisemitic messages on Instagram, where he also praised fellow right-wing zealots who successfully executed mass shootings in Norway in 2011 and New Zealand in 2019.

A search of Seann Pietilas home turned up ammunition, magazines, a shotgun, a rifle, a pistol, knives and other firearm accessories, officials said.

Seann Pietela has been charged in a criminal complaint with transmitting a communication containing a threat to injure another.

Seann Pielia, 19, now faces charges of transmitting a communication containing a threat to injure another individual.

A 19-year-old from Pickford, Michigan, was arrested by the FBI on Friday for allegedly making antisemitic threats on Instagram.