FBI: Teen Arrested Over Alleged Mall of America Plot

“CBS News reports an eighteen-year-old Twin Cities man was arrested at gunpoint Tuesday in Richfield, Minnesota, during a meeting to buy an assault rifle, per a federal complaint.” — Kenji Moonfield, on air

On air: Kenji Moonfield and Vera Bullock on Futures & Crypto Overnight
Published 11:55 PM ET, Wednesday, October 7, 2026

At a glance

First reported by CBS News: “Man eyed Mall of America for attack, pledged allegiance to ISIS, FBI says”.
Covered on BBN on Wednesday, October 7, 2026, at 11:55 PM ET on Futures & Crypto Overnight, by Kenji Moonfield and Vera Bullock.
Topics: Mall of America, FBI.
BBN covered this story before: Mall Plot Fallout: Minnesota Senate Hopeful Reacts, Fox Says (October 7).

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CBS NewsMan eyed Mall of America for attack, pledged allegiance to ISIS, FBI says

What BBN said about it

Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentCBS News reports an eighteen-year-old Twin Cities man was arrested at gunpoint Tuesday in Richfield, Minnesota, during a meeting to buy an assault rifle, per a federal complaint.
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentThe FBI says he told an informant he planned an attack later this month at Mall of America and pledged allegiance to ISIS.
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentNo one was hurt.
Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorKenji, markets are calm. S and P futures are down point oh six percent at seventy-eight forty-eight. Investors are watching, not panicking.
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentRight, bro. Dow futures are down point one three percent.
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentRetail stocks are the thing to watch if security fears grow, but nothing says that yet.