Florida teenager arrested in an Islamic State-linked bomb plot...

Defense and security | Oct 30, 2026, 1:39 PM

On October 26, the Alachua County Sheriff’s Office arrested 15-year-old Jude Sleeper, a student at Buchholz High School in Gainesville, Florida.

He was charged with making or attempting to make a destructive device in connection with an Islamic State-linked plot.

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