The Department of Homeland Security said the investigation began on Monday. Nov. 17, after an off-duty Norfolk police officer overheard John Wilson Bennett and his brother Mark Booth Bennett discussing plans to “kill police officers and ICE agents.”
According to DHS, Mark Bennett was also overheard saying he planned to meet with like-minded individuals in Las Vegas to purchase firearms with explosive rounds.
Investigators said Mark Bennett was arrested on Wednesday, Nov. 19 at Norfolk International Airport, where he was scheduled to board a flight to Charlotte before continuing to Las Vegas…