US Army vet pleads not guilty to bomb plot at California white supremacist rally
Mark Steven Domingo accused of plan to kill at Nazi rally in retribution for Christchurch mosque attack; alleged to have discussed attacks on Jews, churches, police
LOS ANGELES — An army combat veteran charged with plotting to bomb a white supremacist rally in Southern California as retribution for the New Zealand mosque attacks that killed 50 people in March has pleaded not guilty to terrorism charges.
The Los Angeles Times said 26-year-old Mark Steven Domingo entered pleas Friday in Los Angeles.
Domingo was arrested in April after receiving what he thought was an improvised explosive device from an undercover law enforcement agent.
Investigators say Domingo wanted to kill people at a planned April Nazi rally that did not take place.
Court papers say Domingo also discussed other attacks on Jews, churches and police.
Domingo, a convert to Islam, is a combat veteran who served in Afghanistan before being kicked out of the army.
Domingo is charged with providing material support to terrorists and attempted use of a weapon of mass destruction.