Marvin Aneer Jalo: Teen Arrested for Planning ISIS-Style Drone Terror Attack on Phoenix Pride Parade [Video]

A teenager has been taken into custody for reportedly planning a drone attack, inspired by ISIS, targeting Phoenix’s Pride events. Marvin Aneer Jalo, a 17-year-old from Peoria, near Phoenix, was arrested on October 18 and faces felony charges of terrorism and conspiracy to commit terrorism.

Authorities allege that Jalo had an instructional video on his phone showing an ISIS member creating the explosive Triacetone Triperoxide (TATP), as reported by AZ Family. It is also claimed that he had been communicating with extremists who recruited him through a chatroom in 2023.

Dangerous Plans of Attacking Pride Events

According to the outlet, Jalo allegedly posted that he could “bomb a 2024 Pride Parade and take over the USA” and claimed to have received supplies to make explosives.

Police suspect, based on his messages, that the teen planned to build a “bomb drone” using a remote-controlled device.

“He definitely took steps in the process of putting together something that …