Federal agents say the New Iberia man they arrested as part of a suspected terror plot was on his way to New Orleans to commit another terror attack in the city.
According to court filings, the suspect Micah Legnon, 29, is a former Marine with combat training experience.
In those filings, federal agents say Legnon was traveling towards New Orleans from New Iberia on Highway 90 when they stopped him and executed a search warrant on his vehicle. That’s when, agents said, they found an assault rifle, a pistol, gas canisters, and body armor in Legnon’s car. That search happened after agents surveilled Legnon’s home and executed a search warrant there. That search, officials say, turned up sniper training manuals, SWAT training manuals, more assault rifles, and ammunition…