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DOJ files hate crime charges against 22-year-old accused of plotting synagogue pipe bombing

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Deese, K. (2026, October 22). DOJ files hate crime charges against 22-year-old accused of plotting synagogue pipe bombing. Washington Examiner. https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/justice/4776752/doj-utah-man-synagogue-pipe-bombing-plot/

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Washington Examiner · collected 2026-10-23 · by Kaelan Deese

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The Department of Justice has charged Skyler AJ Rose, a 22-year-old from Ogden, Utah, with hate crime and other related offenses after he allegedly planned to bomb a synagogue and had six improvised explosive devices found at his home. A federal grand jury in Salt Lake City indicted Rose on Thursday for possession of unregistered destructive devices, making threats involving explosives against religious buildings, attempting to commit a hate crime, and possessing child sexual abuse material.
Written by AI on 2026-10-23, from this article's own text only (the story summary below draws on all the coverage).

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Story summary

Skyler AJ Rose, a 22-year-old from Ogden, Utah, has been indicted by a federal grand jury in Salt Lake City on multiple federal charges related to an alleged plot to bomb a synagogue. The Department of Justice filed hate crime charges against Rose after he allegedly threatened online to "blow up" a synagogue and was found with six improvised explosive pipe bombs at his home. According to the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Utah, Rose is charged with possession of an unregistered destructive device, threatening to kill or injure people and destroy a building with an explosive, attempting to commit a hate crime, and other offenses. Additionally, authorities discovered child sexual abuse material on his personal smartphone during their investigation. The FBI and local police worked together to identify and stop the alleged threats before any harm was done, emphasizing that attacks on places of worship will face severe federal consequences.

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Kaelan Deese
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Topics

Ogden Salt Lake City The Department of Justice Utah the U.S. Attorney’s Office

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Ogden GPE · 1× Salt Lake City GPE · 1× Skyler AJ Rose PERSON · 1× The Department of Justice ORG · 1× Utah GPE · 1× the District of Utah GPE · 1× the U.S. Attorney’s Office ORG · 1×

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Authorities also uncovered evidence containing child sexual abuse material, or CSAM, on his personal smartphone.
framing: speculative · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-10-23

Claims (3 extracted, 2 hedged)

The Department of Justice on Thursday announced charges against a 22-year-old Utah man for attempting to commit a hate crime after he allegedly threatened online to blow up a synagogue and investigators found six improvised explosive pipe bombs at his home. uncertain
investigators → announce → home
Skyler AJ Rose of Ogden was indicted by a federal grand jury in Salt Lake City the day before on charges including possession of an unregistered destructive device, threatening to kill or injure people and destroy a building with an explosive, and attempting to commit a hate crime, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Utah. uncertain
Rose → indict → Utah
Authorities also uncovered evidence containing child sexual abuse material, or CSAM, on his personal smartphone. asserted
Authorities → uncover → smartphone
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