Because it was a Nissan Sentra.<\/p>\n
Maloney had sent recent messages to his family about plans to do something that would make the news and at one point referring to himself as a terrorist. Albany Law School released a statement saying they were \u201cheartbroken to hear of the tragic passing of one of our law students, Dawson Maloney, in an off-campus incident.\u201d<\/p>\n
Hoover Dam and its affiliated infrastructure have drawn attacks in the past. Nazis tried to destroy the dam\u2019s intake towers<\/a> in 1939. In 2020, a guy used a rifle and an armored truck to block the bridge over the dam to show his support for QAnon<\/a>. <\/p>\n Maloney\u2019s motive is less clear as he seems to have read an eclectic selection of ideologies. A hotel room search uncovered explosive materials \u2014 suggesting Maloney harbored plans for more attacks \u2014 and a \u201csmorgasbord of radical literature.\u201d According to Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department Sheriff Kevin McMahill<\/a>, the works spanned right-wing extremism, left-wing extremism, environmental extremism, white supremacy, and anti-government ideologies. Though, in fairness, to the police, those could just be his law school textbooks.<\/p>\n It is a reminder to keep vigilant about radicalization these days. There\u2019s a glut of misinformation and propaganda out there \u2014 some of it being pushed by the people who own social media platforms \u2014 and it\u2019s easy for folks to lose a sense of grounding, even if they have the advantages that come with being in law school.<\/p>\n The post Law Student Attempts Terrorist Attack On Hoover Dam System<\/a> appeared first on Above the Law<\/a>.<\/p>\n Albany Law student Dawson Maloney is dead, following an apparent terror attack on a substation in the Hoover Dam power generation system.<\/p>\n Maloney, a 2L, rented a car in New York, embarking on Valentine\u2019s Day for a cross-country trip to Boulder City, Nevada. Armed with<\/a> \u201ctwo shotguns, an assault rifle-style pistol, and flame throwers,\u201d Maloney rammed the rented Nissan Sentra through the gate of a power substation owned by the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power. The substation was not damaged in the attack.<\/p>\n Because it was a Nissan Sentra.<\/p>\n Maloney had sent recent messages to his family about plans to do something that would make the news and at one point referring to himself as a terrorist. Albany Law School released a statement saying they were \u201cheartbroken to hear of the tragic passing of one of our law students, Dawson Maloney, in an off-campus incident.\u201d<\/p>\n Hoover Dam and its affiliated infrastructure have drawn attacks in the past. Nazis tried to destroy the dam\u2019s intake towers<\/a> in 1939. In 2020, a guy used a rifle and an armored truck to block the bridge over the dam to show his support for QAnon<\/a>. <\/p>\n Maloney\u2019s motive is less clear as he seems to have read an eclectic selection of ideologies. A hotel room search uncovered explosive materials \u2014 suggesting Maloney harbored plans for more attacks \u2014 and a \u201csmorgasbord of radical literature.\u201d According to Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department Sheriff Kevin McMahill<\/a>, the works spanned right-wing extremism, left-wing extremism, environmental extremism, white supremacy, and anti-government ideologies. Though, in fairness, to the police, those could just be his law school textbooks.<\/p>\n It is a reminder to keep vigilant about radicalization these days. 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Joe Patrice<\/a>\u00a0is a senior editor at Above the Law and co-host of Thinking Like A Lawyer<\/a>. Feel free to\u00a0email<\/a> any tips, questions, or comments. Follow him on\u00a0Twitter<\/a>\u00a0or Bluesky<\/a> if you\u2019re interested in law, politics, and a healthy dose of college sports news. Joe also serves as a Managing Director at RPN Executive Search<\/a>.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n
\nJoe Patrice<\/a>\u00a0is a senior editor at Above the Law and co-host of Thinking Like A Lawyer<\/a>. Feel free to\u00a0email<\/a> any tips, questions, or comments. Follow him on\u00a0Twitter<\/a>\u00a0or Bluesky<\/a> if you\u2019re interested in law, politics, and a healthy dose of college sports news. Joe also serves as a Managing Director at RPN Executive Search<\/a>.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n