Florida man arrested by FBI for alleged extremist Signal chats, explosives
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A Florida man was arrested after an FBI investigation linked him to multiple extremist group chats on the encrypted messaging app Signal. There, agents alleged he used pseudonyms to share disturbing graphic messages, detailed instructions for explosives and violent neo-Nazi propaganda.
Lucas Alexander Temple, 20, faces federal charges of distributing information regarding the manufacture or use of explosives and possession of an unregistered short-barreled shotgun, according to court documents.
According to criminal complaints, Temple shared a hand-drawn schematic of a homemade detonator, linked to YouTube videos explaining how to synthesize TNT and build blasting caps, and published a 122-page extremist manual filled with white supremacist rhetoric.
Investigators said the chats also included graphic discussions encouraging rape, torture and murder, including the killing of children of color.
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Some of the neo-Nazi propaganda found in the house and Lucas Temple’s driver’s license photo.
Screenshots of messages allegedly sent by Temple’s aliases read: “How long does it take to rape a femboy to death?” There were expressions such as. and discussions of male sexual assaulters.
Temple’s online aliases were linked to her real identity through personal information shared in chats — including her age, job at the grocery store and visits to the family museum — and confirmed by state records and security footage, according to the complaint.
FBI agents executing a search warrant at Temple’s home on Thursday found a neo-Nazi propaganda book about Columbine High School shooters Dylan Klebold and Eric Harris, as well as a Springfield Model 67 Series E shotgun with a barrel less than 18 inches long.
It was claimed that the barrel was cut and found by researchers in a separate area.
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Guns were found in Temple’s bedroom, according to authorities.
ATF records confirmed Temple was not registered to possess the gun.
Agents also wrote, “Plans: Wear body cameras for livestream. Notify friends of livestream. Put flags in car. Play music through car speakers during operation. Place motion-activated bombs in doorways (for cops).” They also found a handwritten note that said:
A handwritten attack plan was found in Lucas Temple’s bedroom, according to authorities.
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Following the search, Temple was taken into custody.
During his first hearing, magistrate Amanda Arnold Sansone found that he posed a serious danger to others and ordered him detained until trial.
