Federal law enforcement agents arrested a 30-year-old Bellingham resident on Tuesday on a federal conspiracy charge stemming from allegations of aiding, funding, and coordinating a deadly school shooting in British Columbia earlier this year.
Federal authorities emphasized during the announcement that extraterritorial conspiracy laws allow the Department of Justice to hold United States residents criminally liable when they plan or assist violent acts abroad from domestic soil.
Tactical Advice, Bomb Materials, and Livestream Logistics Beyond digital conversations, prosecutors allege that Bryant provided material and logistical support that directly facilitated the attack.
On the morning of February 10, Van Rootselaar began the assault at the family residence, fatally shooting her mother and stepbrother.
Federal agents in Washington worked alongside Homeland Security Investigations to verify the real-world identity linked to the Discord account.
Federal prosecutors in Seattle have charged 30-year-old Bellingham resident James Cody Bryant with conspiracy to murder in a foreign country, alleging months of digital coordination, bomb-making funds, and streaming logistics for the deadly Tumbler Ridge, B.C., school shooting.