Virginia: High School Assistant Principal, Brother Accused of Plotting to Murder ICE Agents

A pair of brothers, one of whom is an assistant principal at a Virginia high school, are accused of plotting to murder Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents, Department of Homeland Security (DHS) officials reveal.

On November 19, law enforcement officers arrested John Wilson Bennett and Mark Booth Bennett, both American citizens, and charged the brothers with conspiracy to commit malicious wounding.

According to DHS officials, the Virginia Beach Police Department launched an investigation into the Bennett brothers on November 17 after an off-duty officer in Norfolk, Virginia, overheard them discussing plans to allegedly “kill police officers and ICE agents.” ---More...

Meet John. Kempsville High School ( Virginia Beach ) assistant principal John Wilson Bennett and his older brother Mark Booth Bennett are conspiring to kill #ICE agents. 54-year-old John Bennett and his brother, 59-year-old Mark Bennett-- pic.twitter.com/ZZDK9BnyBl

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Meet John. Kempsville High School ( Virginia Beach ) assistant principal John Wilson Bennett and his older brother Mark Booth Bennett are conspiring to kill ICE agents. 54-year-old John Bennett and his brother, 59-year-old Mark Bennett--