Armed with an AR-15 and handguns: Texan sentenced for planning to attack the government in Washington
· Telemundo McAllen (KTLM)
TEXAS – A man from Hondo has been sentenced to 27 months in prison for threatening to carry out a violent attack to overthrow the government, according to the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Texas. According to court documents and evidence presented during the trial, 25-year-old Jay Anthony Villarreal left his home in Hondo on June 28, 2025, intending to carry out an attack in Washington, D.C. Villarreal was armed with a semi-automatic AR-15 rifle, a semi-automatic handgun, and a 9 mm semi-automatic pistol. He also had loaded magazines and boxes of ammunition for each weapon. Additionally, he had a police scanner, binoculars, and a copy of the Texas Penal Code in his vehicle. Reports indicate that family and friends sent him messages while he drove from Hondo to Washington, D.C. Ultimately, they convinced him to turn around in the Beaumont area and return home on June 29. On the same day, FBI agents searched his home and found two U.S. military smoke grenades, along with the firearms and materials he had in his vehicle. Villarreal was arrested on July 2, 2025, and found guilty by a federal jury on June 17, 2026.
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