FBI arrests 17-year-old accused of plotting to assassinate a North Texas congressman

MCKINNEY, Texas — The FBI has arrested and charged a 17-year-old boy from McKinney for planning to assassinate U.S. Representative Keith Self at an event last Saturday.

Federal investigators said the juvenile was also planning to carry out a terrorist attack in North Texas on behalf of ISIS.

The suspect was arrested on October 5 after acquiring a firearm, according to federal law enforcement sources…

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