‘I wanna blow up a synagogue’: Online posts lead to hate crime charge against Utah man

A Utah man, Skyler AJ Rose, 22, was indicted on federal charges including attempting to commit a hate crime after allegedly posting online threats to blow up a synagogue. Authorities found six pipe bombs in his home.

A Utah man, Skyler AJ Rose, 22, was indicted on multiple federal charges including attempting to commit a hate crime after allegedly posting online threats to blow up a synagogue. The FBI and Ogden City Police searched his home and found six pipe bombs, two rifles, and ammunition. A cellphone review showed he had searched for a nearby synagogue. Rose faces charges of possession of an unregistered destructive device, threats to kill and injure people, and attempting to commit a hate crime. He is due in court on Friday.