- Marvin Aneer Jalo, now 18, was sentenced April 29 to 1.75 years in prison, with credit for 599 days served, after pleading guilty April 3 to two counts of terroristic threats in Maricopa County Superior Court.
- Jalo was 17 when he was arrested in October 2024 at the start of Phoenix LGBTQ+ Pride festivities; authorities said he planned to use an explosive drone during the parade scheduled for two days after his arrest.
- Investigators said Jalo used chat rooms in 2023 with people he described as extremists, posted that they could “bomb 2024 Pride Parade and take over USA,” and ordered chemicals through Amazon that could be used to make an explosive. READ MORE
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