
Arizona teen charged with terrorism in connection with Pride parade plot
By Craig Nigrelli (Anchor), Shea Taylor (Producer), Zachary Hill (Video Editor)
Authorities in Arizona said a teenager will be charged as an adult in connection with a planned terror attack on a Phoenix Pride parade. A grand jury indicted 17-year-old Marvin Jalo in October 2024 on felony terrorism charges for allegedly planning to bomb the parade in a show of support for ISIS.
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Jalo will be tried as an adult and is being held on a $1 million cash-only bond. The indictment says Jalo was working with two co-conspirators; one who is “unnamed” and another only referred to as “Juvenile A.”

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Court documents revealed Jalo was arrested at his home for an unrelated incident, according to Fox 10 News in Phoenix.
The documents also said Jalo’s mother told police she suspected her son was planning “in chat rooms, with the use of his cell phone, speaking with other subjects whom she described as terrorists, who had been conspiring to conduct a possible attack.”
The indictment showed Jalo confirmed to police he had been speaking with extremists who were actively recruiting him.
AUTHORITIES IN ARIZONA SAY A TEENAGER WILL BE CHARGED AS AN ADULT IN CONNECTION WITH A PLANNED TERROR ATTACK ON A PHOENIX PRIDE PARADE EARLIER THIS MONTH.
A GRAND JURY HAS INDICTED 17-YEAR-OLD MARVIN JALO ON FELONY TERRORISM CHARGES FOR ALLEGEDLY PLANNING TO BOMB THE PARADE IN A SHOW OF SUPPORT FOR ISIS.
JALO (WILL BE TRIED AS AN ADULT AND IS BEING HELD ON A ONE MILLION DOLLAR CASH-ONLY BOND.
THE INDICTMENT SAYS JALO WAS WORKING WITH TWO CO-CONSPIRATORS… ONE WHO IS “UNNAMED” AND ANOTHER ONLY REFERRED TO AS “JUVENILE A.”
COURT DOCUMENTS REVEALED JALO WAS ARRESTED AT HIS HOME FOR AN UNRELATED INCIDENT, ACCORDING TO XO 10 NEWS IN PHOENIX.
THEY SAY THE DOCUMENTS ALSO SHOWED JALO’S MOTHER TOLD POLICE SHE SUSPECTED HER SON WAS PLANNING QUOTE “IN CHAT ROOMS, WITH THE USE OF HIS CELL PHONE, SPEAKING WITH OTHER SUBJECTS WHOM SHE DESCRIBED AS TERRORISTS, WHO HAD BEEN CONSPIRING TO CONDUCT A POSSIBLE ATTACK.”
THE INDICTMENT SHOWS JALO CONFIRMED TO POLICE HE HAD BEEN SPEAKING WITH EXTREMISTS – WHO WERE ACTIVELY RECRUITING HIM.
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