Allison’s deep-seated commitment to neofascism and white supremacy has been highlighted by federal prosecutors. In a Telegram post, Allison declared his life goal to “destroy the enemy” and stated he would not quit until he was dead. Both Allison and Humber, as noted in a government detention motion, attempted to identify the informant involved in Brandon Russell’s criminal case. Allison suggested adding the suspected informant to “The List,” a compilation of potential assassination targets including federal officials, journalists, and businessmen circulated by the Terrorgram Collective. Meanwhile, Humber reportedly conveyed in a recorded jailhouse call in August 2023 that she possessed photos of the suspected informant and was using facial recognition software to identify them.
Upon Allison’s arrest last week, authorities discovered a backpack containing what seemed to be a “bug-out kit,” which included zip ties, a gun, duct tape, ammunition, a knife, lockpicking tools, two phones, and a thumb drive. A subsequent search of Allison’s apartment revealed an assault rifle, two laptops, an external hard drive, and another “go bag” with $1,500 in cash, clothes, a passport, ziplock bags filled with pills, ammunition, a skull mask balaclava, SIM cards, and a birth certificate.
During a videotaped interview following his arrest, Allison allegedly confessed to participating in the Terrorgram Collective and engaging in the acts outlined in the General Allegations of the Indictment.
Law enforcement officials consider Humber and Allison threats to both the community and authorities. Humber allegedly collaborated with Russell to identify a suspected government witness in the Atomwaffen Division founder’s ongoing criminal case in Baltimore, as evidenced by recorded jailhouse phone calls. Witnesses in Russell’s upcoming trial in November will testify in a closed courtroom to protect their identities, a highly unusual measure. In a sealing motion, prosecutors noted the possibility of additional arrests of Terrorgram Collective members and emphasized the severe danger the group poses to law enforcement and cooperating witnesses. The motion stated, “Defendants’ many associates, both in the United States and internationally, may seek to harm perceived law enforcement or law enforcement cooperators in retribution for their role in this investigation.”
Allison is currently held without bail and is scheduled to appear in federal court in Boise on September 18 for a detention hearing.
According to Hughes, the extensive evidence presented against Humber and Allison in both the indictment and the detention motion indicates a significant shift in the federal approach to far-right terrorism, particularly with regards to “lone wolf” accelerationists responsible for attacks from Christchurch in 2019 to Buffalo in 2022.
Hughes commented, “When they go further than they have in the past to lay out the transnational connections and overlay a material support charge, it shows that either the feds are trying to make a point, or they were very concerned about these particular actors.”
Senior attorneys from the Department of Justice’s Civil Rights and National Security divisions are prominently involved in the court filings related to this case, suggesting that high-ranking officials within the Biden administration’s Justice Department are directing the Terrorgram Collective investigation.
Hughes added, “To build a case in this fashion is a decision that gets made at Main Justice. Someone high up decided to sign off on this.”
