Key facts
- Suspect Alexandros Paporakis, 19, arrested in Palatine, Illinois.
- Alleged plan to target a Hindu place of worship in Aurora.
- Recovered items include a rifle, loaded magazines, ammunition, and a white supremacist patch.
- Charges include making a terrorist threat and unlawful weapon possession.
Police arrested Alexandros Paporakis, 19, in Palatine, Illinois, on Sunday after an individual reported receiving concerning electronic communications from him. Detectives executed a search warrant at his residence and recovered a rifle, multiple loaded rifle magazines, hundreds of rounds of ammunition, and a tactical vest with imagery associated with white supremacist extremism. Detectives examined communications and a document attributed to Paporakis expressing white supremacist and extremist ideologies, including references to violence toward individuals of South Asian descent. Police believe Paporakis may have been planning an attack on October 11, potentially targeting a Hindu place of worship in Aurora, though the specific location remains under investigation. The FBI is assisting in the probe. Paporakis faces felony charges of making a terrorist threat and unlawful weapon possession, and a judge ordered him detained on Wednesday.