The 28-year-old charged with trying to firebomb a U.S. embassy in Tel Aviv was born in Colorado, based on a grievance filed Sunday within the U.S. District Court docket.
Joseph Neumeyer, who has twin United States and German citizenship, was apprehended in Israel and flown to america on Sunday. He was charged with trying to destroy, by the use of fireplace or explosive, a U.S. embassy workplace in Tel Aviv, the grievance stated. Neumeyer had been in Israel since April and on Could 19 wrote on social media about plans to burn down the U.S. embassy in Tel Aviv.
Later that day, Neumeyer allegedly spat on a safety guard exterior the embassy and cursed at him. The guard grabbed Neumeyer’s backpack in an try to seize him however Neumeyer slipped out of the backpack and fled, based on the prison grievance filed within the Japanese District of New York.
The guard opened the backpack and located three Molotov cocktails crammed with ethanol, the grievance stated.
Neumeyer was tracked to a resort about 5 blocks from the embassy by Israeli police and detained. He admitted to Israeli police that he spit on the guard and was carrying three Molotov cocktails made from vodka, the grievance stated. Neumeyer was flown again to america on Sunday.
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