Utah man found with pipe bombs charged with threat to ‘blow up’ synagogue

US federal prosecutors charged Skyler AJ Rose, 22, of Utah, with a hate crime for threatening to bomb a synagogue. Rose allegedly posted 'I wanna blow up a synagogue' on social media in December 2025. A search of his home found six pipe bombs, two rifles, ammunition, and bomb-making materials. He also posted antisemitic messages and had hundreds of child pornography images on his phone. The indictment includes charges of threat to kill and injure with an explosive as a hate crime, possession of an unregistered destructive device, and two child pornography counts. The targeted synagogue was not named.

US federal prosecutors on Thursday charged a Utah man, Skyler AJ Rose, 22, with a hate crime and other offenses for threatening to bomb a synagogue. Rose allegedly made threats on social media in December 2025, including the statement 'I wanna blow up a synagogue.' Investigators traced the posts to an IP address at Rose's home, where he lived with his mother and a toddler-aged sibling. His mother consented to a search, during which officers found six improvised pipe bombs, two rifles, and ammunition in his bedroom. The home and neighboring residences were evacuated until the bombs were disarmed due to their potential volatility. Investigators also found materials to construct more bombs, including precursor chemicals, pipes, end caps, and ball bearings. On his cell phone, Rose had searched for the address of a synagogue three miles from his home on Google Maps. The indictment states Rose also posted antisemitic messages, including 'Backwards Jew scum,' 'Death to Israel,' 'Death to all Jews,' and 'Heil Hitler!' Hundreds of child pornography images were also found on his phone. He was charged with a threat to kill and injure with an explosive as a hate crime, possession of an unregistered destructive device, and two child pornography charges.