An ISIS-inspired terror attack was reportedly stopped in Pennsylvania before innocent Americans could be harmed.
Jonathan Hunter Kramer, 21, of Valencia, Pennsylvania, was arrested by the FBI on September 12 after investigators allegedly caught him taking final steps toward a violent attack in support of ISIS.
The U.S. Department of Justice charged Kramer by federal criminal complaint with receiving a firearm and ammunition while knowing, or having reason to believe, they would be used to commit a felony or federal crime of terrorism.
According to federal authorities, Kramer operated online under the alias “Hamza Al Rashid.” Investigators say the account claimed affiliation with ISIS, offered to share explosive manuals, and discussed preparing for a “mission” while saying he was only missing a weapon.
The FBI had reportedly known Kramer since 2023, when he was a minor.
In 2023, while still a minor, he was investigated after using Telegram under names including “Nikolas Cruz” and “@ShootIntoACrowd.”
Agents searched his parents’ home and found a recording of him pledging allegiance to ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi. Pennsylvania authorities adjudicated him delinquent for his role in a mass-casualty plot and for possessing child sexual abuse material. He was sent to a juvenile facility in Oil City and released in March 2026, NBC News reported.
After Kramer was released from the facility, an anonymous tipster alerted the FBI that he had returned to troubling behavior, including ordering suspicious packages and reconnecting with individuals linked to his earlier case.
On September 12, FBI agents observed Kramer leave his residence with a bag and travel by rideshare to a retail store, where he purchased a disposable phone. Investigators then allegedly watched him meet another individual in a parking lot and obtain a long black bag believed to be large enough to hold a rifle.
Kramer later traveled to a hotel in Cranberry Township, paid $450 in cash for a weeklong stay, and visited a sporting goods store. When he returned to the hotel, FBI agents approached him and executed search warrants on his person, hotel room, and home.
From the hotel room, his person, and his residence they seized:
- A semiautomatic rifle
- Five rifle magazines, two of them loaded
- A bipod and scope
- About 190 rounds of rifle ammunition
- Roughly 30 knives
- Pepper spray
- An entrenchment tool
- A prayer rug
- A handwritten note: “DoNt look For me[.] IDK what I did buT I cant live In constant Fear[.]”
Federal officials said Kramer appeared to be preparing for a mass shooting that could have taken many lives. Assistant Attorney General for National Security John Eisenberg said the suspect’s alleged ISIS inspiration and rapid escalation toward violence showed how close the country may have come to a devastating attack.
“As Americans observed the 25th anniversary of 9/11, our law enforcement partners were working to protect our country from the continued threat of terrorism,” said Attorney General Todd Blanche.
“Their outstanding work thwarted this alleged attack before innocent lives could be lost. The Department of Justice will relentlessly pursue anyone who seeks to terrorize the American people and bring them to justice.”
FBI Director Kash Patel also said in a statement.
“This FBI continues to move more effectively than we ever have stopping terrorists before they harm the American people. The subject in this case was allegedly plotting a violent attack in support of ISIS — engaging with ISIS propaganda online, building attack concepts, and repeatedly expressing extremist rhetoric — all while acquiring weapons believed to be in preparation of the attack.
He has been charged with Receipt of a Firearm Knowing or Having Reasonable Cause to Believe that Such Firearm Will Be Used to Commit a Federal Crime of Terrorism. Once again, results like these are exactly why we made changes to this FBI and the way it runs – to save lives before would-be criminals can act. It’s why this FBI has disrupted 1,097 terrorists, 20% more than the last 18 months before the Trump administration started — as well as executing 42% more Foreign Terrorist Organization-related arrests and dismantling 96% more FTO’s. Outstanding job by FBI Pittsburgh and our partners.”
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