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| | '''Trevor Bickford''' (b. ca. 2003) is the young man who converted to [[Islam]], became fixated with Jihadism, had traveled from his hometown Wells, [[Maine]], to [[NYC]] to attack cops on New Year's Eve with a machete, just outside [[Times Square]] during the new year celebrations.<ref>https://www.nytimes.com/2023/01/02/nyregion/times-square-nyc-machete-attack.html</ref> | | '''Trevor Bickford''' (b. ca. 2003) is the young man who converted to [[Islam]], became fixated with Jihadism, had traveled from his hometown Wells, [[Maine]], to [[NYC]] to attack cops on New Year's Eve with a machete, just outside [[Times Square]] during the new year celebrations.<ref>https://www.nytimes.com/2023/01/02/nyregion/times-square-nyc-machete-attack.html</ref> |
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| | + | He took a train from Maine to New York City and spent the night before the alleged attack in a homeless shelter downtown. A notebook was found in his backpack, containing writings that talked about wanting to go to Afghanistan and training to become a "holy" [sic] warrior, along with a note addressed to his family.<ref>https://www.cbsnews.com/boston/news/trevor-bickford-wells-maine-nypd-attack-times-square-new-years-eve-machete/</ref> |
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| | About two hours before the ball dropped in Times Square,<ref>https://www.fox13memphis.com/news/trending/man-charged-with-attempted-murder-machete-attack-nypd-officers/GQK2QQZV75ERTDXNTG4JLJJYLI/</ref> Bickford slashed one officer in the head and then caused minor injuries to another officer before being shot in the shoulder.<ref>https://www.foxnews.com/us/nye-slashing-suspect-trevor-bickford-charged-attempted-murder-police-officers</ref> | | About two hours before the ball dropped in Times Square,<ref>https://www.fox13memphis.com/news/trending/man-charged-with-attempted-murder-machete-attack-nypd-officers/GQK2QQZV75ERTDXNTG4JLJJYLI/</ref> Bickford slashed one officer in the head and then caused minor injuries to another officer before being shot in the shoulder.<ref>https://www.foxnews.com/us/nye-slashing-suspect-trevor-bickford-charged-attempted-murder-police-officers</ref> |
| | Bickford made statements in line with [[Islamism|Islamic extremist]] ideologies overnight in the hospital. After his arrest, he allegedly told investigators he targeted police because they are "enemies of the state."<ref>https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/nypd-officers-injured-machete-attack-times-square-new-years-eve-rcna63855</ref> | | Bickford made statements in line with [[Islamism|Islamic extremist]] ideologies overnight in the hospital. After his arrest, he allegedly told investigators he targeted police because they are "enemies of the state."<ref>https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/nypd-officers-injured-machete-attack-times-square-new-years-eve-rcna63855</ref> |
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| | family to ‘repent to Allah’ in disturbing manifesto.<ref>https://nypost.com/2023/01/01/suspect-in-nyc-cop-attack-wrote-disturbing-manifesto-sources/</ref><ref>https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11591463/FBI-raid-Maine-home-19-year-old-Trevor-Bickford-attacking-three-NYPD-cops-near-Time-Square.html</ref> | | family to ‘repent to Allah’ in disturbing manifesto.<ref>https://nypost.com/2023/01/01/suspect-in-nyc-cop-attack-wrote-disturbing-manifesto-sources/</ref><ref>https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11591463/FBI-raid-Maine-home-19-year-old-Trevor-Bickford-attacking-three-NYPD-cops-near-Time-Square.html</ref> |
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