McKinney Teen Arrested in Alleged Plot Against Keith Self

A 17-year-old from McKinney was arrested October 5 after acquiring a firearm, amid allegations that he planned to target U.S. Rep. Keith Self and carry out an attack in North Texas on behalf of ISIS, according to federal law-enforcement sources cited in reporting by WFAA. The teenager was allegedly planning to assassinate Self at an event scheduled for October 17. Federal sources also said he planned a broader terrorist attack in the region. The allegations have not been independently established in the public record described in the reports. The suspect’s identity has not been made public, and reports said he remained in federal custody. Some accounts said he had been charged, but no case-specific charging document or law-enforcement announcement was identified in the public listings reviewed. The specific charges, if any, therefore have not been verified in the supplied reporting. The materials do not establish whether prosecutors have sought to try him as an adult. According to the reporting, federal agents had been monitoring the teenager before his arrest. Sources cited by WFAA said he had recently become radicalized through ISIS material online and described the alleged...