Rochester, NY Terror Suspect

He is now detained.

He did not enter a plea in court Thursday.

Both Paris and Brussels canceled New Year’s Eve fireworks displays as soldiers and police ramped up security in European capitals over perceived terror threats.

Lutchman said the Islamic State operative in Syria told him, “New years is here soon”.

Lutchman is due back in court January 8th. Records were not available Thursday about the particulars of his parole violations.

According to a video via WABC, quoting an Federal Bureau of Investigation informant, who had been keeping tabs on him the past few months, Lutchman has a history of being incarcerated. They say at one point he also talked about using a pressure cooker bomb.

Lutchman’s lawyer, Steven Slawinski, declined to comment on the allegations.

AP reported Lutchman told the overseas “brother” he hated the United States and was ready to “give everything up” to join IS.

“Lutchman expressed his hatred for everything American and his intention to make hijra and leave America”, Klapec wrote.

“The connection with Dawla (meaning ISIS) is already established”.

An American Muslim convert has been arrested in NY on suspicion of planning a New Year’s Eve attack on a restaurant. “Kuffar” is a Arabic word for infidel. The source said Lutchman wanted to sneak a bomb into the restaurant and kidnap some people to kill.

The Democrat and Chronicle of Rochester reports that Merchants Grill co-owner John Page described Emanuel Lutchman as a panhandler who “caused more trouble than positive”.

According to a criminal complaint, he went to a Walmart with an informant and bought a machete, knives and other items, to use in the attack. Police spokesman Werner Kraus told the Associated Press that “after evaluating the situation, we started evacuating the train stations and also asked partygoers to stay away from big crowds outside”. “It’s just you and me and the Lord”. “If we grab somebody, they can’t live”.

Court documents show Lutchman communicated with ISIS overseas and this plot was to prove how serious he was about joining the terrorist organization in Syria.

Emanuel Lutchman, 25, was charged with attempting to provide material support to ISIS, which carries a sentence of up to 20 years in prison and a $250,000 fine.

“Thankfully, law enforcement was able to intervene and thwart Lutchman’s deadly plans”. They may identify the vehicle.

It is not the first IS-related terror case in Rochester.

In subsequent statement, Cuomo precautions were being taken to keep the state safe during New Year’s Eve festivities.