Kempsville High School Assistant Principal; brother arrested for threats against ICE and law enforcement

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (WAVY)– A Virginia Beach City Public Schools assistant principal and his brother have been arrested for threats made against police and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).

According to police, 54-year-old John Bennett and his brother 59-year-old Mark Bennett were arrested Wednesday for threatening to commit acts of violence against local police, as well as ICE agents. John Bennett was arrested in Virginia Beach at 10:47 a.m. and Mark Bennett was arrested at Norfolk International Airport at 9:42 a.m., with the assistance of airport police.

According to court documents, the brothers were getting lunch in Virginia Beach when an off-duty Norfolk officer overheard their conversation on how they wanted to shoot ICE officers…

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