A baby-faced teen with alleged ties to a neo-Nazi satanic hate group has been arrested in Florida for plotting to shoot up his local church and possessing child porn, authorities said.
Jose Pagan Jr., 14, was nabbed after authorities received a tip last Saturday that the alleged would-be mass shooter had access to guns and was talking about targeting a church near his home in Wimauma.
Investigators determined he was linked to Tempel ov Blood — a hate group that encourages acts of violence as a form of spiritual enlightenment, the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office confirmed.
The teen was also allegedly involved in an online chatroom with violent extremists, with photos floating around of him donning a t-shirt with “NLM” — or “No Lives Matter” — emblazoned across it.
A raid on his home then uncovered multiple firearms and ammunition — as well as multiple devices containing child porn, the sheriff’s office alleged.
It wasn’t immediately clear who the guns were registered to.
“The age of the individual involved does not lessen the seriousness of these crimes,” Sheriff Chad Chronister said.
“Threats of mass violence and the exploitation of children demand immediate action, and we will always move swiftly to protect lives and hold those responsible accountable.”
The teen was arrested and hit with a slew of terrorism and child porn charges.
Authorities haven’t disclosed which church Pagan had allegedly plotted to attack. But heightened security was put in place around two local churches in the wake of his arrest.
