A Virginia high school assistant principal and his brother are accused of discussing plans to kill immigration and law enforcement officers, according to federal authorities. Their attorneys, however, argue that the allegations are based on unreliable, secondhand information.
Federal investigators began looking into John Wilson Bennett and Mark Booth Bennett on Nov. 17, after an off-duty Norfolk, Va., police officer reported overhearing them talk about plans to “kill police officers and ICE [Immigration and Customs Enforcement] agents,” according to a statement from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS).
Officials say Mark Bennett was also heard saying he intended to meet with “likeminded individuals” in Las Vegas to purchase firearms — including ammunition “capable of explosive impact” — to carry out the alleged attacks…