Garrison Davis

According to the criminal complaint, Heifler was in a group video call with an undercover officer last February in which he asked about receiving training, quote, for how to use instruments that were not knives, guns, or crossbows for, quote, unquote, self-defense.

That's an odd phrasing in the complaint.

Crossbows?

Not.

Okay.

Things that aren't those things.

Okay.

Great things happening here.

And Heifler later specifically mentioned that he was looking for somewhere to throw Molotovs.

Oh boy.

The undercover sent Heifler a message via an encrypted messaging application stating, hey, let's talk about that in person.

Don't say that on here.

Heifler responded, don't use the M word.

Copy that.

The M word apparently being Molotov.

Incredible operational security happening here.

The next day, the two met in person.

Heifler told the undercover that Molotovs were easy to make, and they discussed targeting the home of pro-Palestinian activist Nardin Kiswani.

Heifler talked about needing to obtain fake license plates and told the undercover that he had an escape plan to flee the country at the end of April.

Mayor Zoran Mamdani clarified online that Heifler intended to flee to Israel.