May 14th 2024.
A young man from New Jersey, Joshua Cobb, has found himself in legal trouble after making a disturbing online post. The 23-year-old, who is Black and a recent Marine, has been charged with threatening to kill a large number of people. According to federal agents, Cobb not only admitted to writing the threatening message, but also made other menacing comments and even pinpointed potential locations for a mass shooting.
As reported by the New York Times, during his interrogation with FBI agents, Cobb confessed to having a fascination with mass shooters, including the white teenager who carried out a racially motivated attack at a supermarket in Buffalo, New York in 2022. The U.S. attorney's office in New Jersey has charged Cobb with one count of transmitting a threat in interstate and foreign commerce, and he was scheduled to appear in Federal District Court on May 13. It is unclear if he actually made it to court.
Cobb was arrested on May 10 and could face up to five years in prison if convicted. The news of his arrest caused a stir, with many expressing shock and disbelief on social media. A post made by Zaki Solja on Twitter on May 14, 2024, shared the details of Cobb's arrest and his disturbing online message. The post also included a quote from Cobb's social media post in 2023 before he joined the Marines.
In a statement released by the U.S. Attorney's Office in New Jersey, it was revealed that more evidence was found on Cobb's phone during a lawful search. One of the notes found read, "I'm ready to get to the good part of my story where I start taking you mother f*ckers out and killing you all... My rampage will soon happen... I plan to now continue accumulating the necessary equipment needed to execute. Once all equipment is in, time will then tell. You will all die." Another note stated, "It's all a f*cking game, and you all are going to die. I currently lack the means necessary to kill as many as I intend to, but one day, I will have the available resources to purchase the appropriate weaponry for my killing."
In December 2022, Cobb allegedly made another disturbing statement on a social media platform, expressing his desire to cause chaos within the white community. "The reason I specifically want to target white people is because as a black male, they will NEVER understand my struggles," Cobb wrote, as stated in the complaint. "Same way, I will never understand their struggles, but I don't care to." He continued, "I want to erase them. All of them, really, but in this case as many as I possibly can."
Cobb also shared more details about his planned attack, revealing that he had already started planning and had obtained two out of the four guns he intended to use. He also mentioned that the attack would take place in New Jersey in 2023, "close to an important holiday to their race." In other online posts, Cobb briefly discussed his desire to become a serial killer, writing, "There is no way out for me. The only way out is bloodshed."
According to the complaint, Cobb joined the Marines in 2023 and underwent basic training in South Carolina from June to October. He was then set to be transferred to a military base in California. However, before he could be discharged on May 10, Cobb was interviewed at the base in April. During the interview, Cobb gave detailed information about three potential targets for his attack, including a gym in New Jersey, a supermarket in Robbinsville, and a suburb of Trenton. These details were a crucial factor in his arrest.
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