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UPDATE: Arden Neighbors React To Arrest of Foiled Terror Plot Suspect

SACRAMENTO (CBS13) – Neighbors of the suspect arrested this week in connection with a foiled terror plot to blow up Democratic headquarters in Sacramento were shocked at what happened.

According to court documents, 45-year-old Napa resident Ian Benjamin Rogers and 37-year-old Vallejo resident Jarrod Copeland started planning their attacks on targets they associated with Democrats in the wake of the 2020 Presidential election, seeking support from an anti-government militia group. Copeland was arrested Wednesday.

"Nothing like this has ever happened," said area resident Sandy Silva.

She woke up early Wednesday morning to the commotion in her Arden-area apartment complex.

"My neighbor called and said, 'There's 14 FBI agents out front,'" she said.

Read more at CBSSacramento.com>>

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