Federal prosecutors have charged a Fort Worth resident accused of making violent threats in an online video, including claims that he planned to build a bomb and conduct a suicide attack.
Federal authorities say Mohammad Dawood Alokozay, 30, an Afghan citizen living in Fort Worth, has been charged after allegedly threatening to build a bomb, carry out a suicide attack, and kill Americans in a video later shared on TikTok, X, and Facebook.
Prosecutors say he described how he would build a bomb in his vehicle and referenced a yellow cooking oil container commonly used by the Taliban in IEDs. The complaint says he praised the Taliban, claimed he came to the U.S. to kill those on the call, and said he was unafraid of deportation or death.
He is charged with transmitting a threatening communication in interstate commerce. He remains in custody awaiting his first court appearance. If convicted, he faces up to five years in prison.
Attorney General Pamela Bondi sharply criticized federal vetting procedures.
“This Afghan national came into America during the Biden administration and, as alleged, explicitly stated that he came here in order to kill American citizens,” she said, calling the threat “dangerous incompetence.”
U.S. Attorney Ryan Raybould said the threats were taken seriously.
“We have zero tolerance for violence and threats of violence to kill American citizens and others like those allegedly made by this individual,” he said.
FBI Dallas Special Agent in Charge R. Joseph Rothrock said public tips helped launch the investigation.
“Thanks to public reports of a threatening online video, the FBI’s Joint Terrorism Task Force apprehended this individual before he could commit an act of violence,” he said.
The investigation included the FBI, DHS, Texas DPS and Fort Worth police. Assistant U.S. Attorney Vincent Mazzurco is prosecuting the case.