{"id":534530,"date":"2023-01-03T20:54:34","date_gmt":"2023-01-03T17:54:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/terror-suspect-trevor-bickford-was-on-fbi-radar-for-weeks\/"},"modified":"2023-01-03T20:54:34","modified_gmt":"2023-01-03T17:54:34","slug":"terror-suspect-trevor-bickford-was-on-fbi-radar-for-weeks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/terror-suspect-trevor-bickford-was-on-fbi-radar-for-weeks\/","title":{"rendered":"#Terror suspect Trevor Bickford was on FBI radar for weeks"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3d8a416215d\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3d8a416215d\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/terror-suspect-trevor-bickford-was-on-fbi-radar-for-weeks\/#%E2%80%9CTerror_suspect_Trevor_Bickford_was_on_FBI_radar_for_weeks%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Terror suspect Trevor Bickford was on FBI radar for weeks&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CTerror_suspect_Trevor_Bickford_was_on_FBI_radar_for_weeks%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;Terror suspect Trevor Bickford was on FBI radar for weeks&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n        <\/aside>\n<p>The Maine teenager and suspected radicalized Islamist extremist charged with attacking NYPD cops near Times Square had been on the FBI\u2019s radar for about three weeks before the New Year\u2019s Eve slashing, law enforcement sources told The Post on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>Trevor Bickford\u2019s mom, Audra Simpson, called police in their town to express concerns about her 19-year-old son\u2019s increasing obsession with Islam on Dec. 10, and local cops passed the tip on to the feds, the sources said.<\/p>\n<p>The FBI placed him on its \u201cGuardian Watchlist\u201d \u2014 but it\u2019s unclear what other action was taken before he boarded an Amtrak train to New York on Dec. 29.<\/p>\n<p>Two days later, Bickford allegedly set upon cops working the holiday security detail near the Crossroads of the World with a machete, injuring three, including a rookie on his first day who suffered a skull fracture. Sources have said the attacker yelled \u201cAllah Akbar\u201d or \u201cAllahu Akbar\u201d\u00a0when he lunged at the officers.<\/p>\n<p>An FBI spokesperson on Tuesday declined to comment on the case, telling The Post that the incident is part of \u201ca very active investigation.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/trevor-bickford-fbi-radar-mother-call-feat-image.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Trevor Bickford and his mother, Audra Simpson. \" class=\"wp-image-25219094\" width=\"618\" height=\"411\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/trevor-bickford-fbi-radar-mother-call-feat-image.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1233 1236w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/trevor-bickford-fbi-radar-mother-call-feat-image.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=925 927w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/trevor-bickford-fbi-radar-mother-call-feat-image.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=618 618w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/trevor-bickford-fbi-radar-mother-call-feat-image.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=308 309w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/trevor-bickford-fbi-radar-mother-call-feat-image.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 618px) 100vw, 618px\"\/><figcaption>Trevor Bickford\u2019s mother, Audra Simpson, called local cops in Maine on Dec. 10 to express concerns over her son\u2019s increasingly radical Muslim views, sources said.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\"><a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Facebook<\/a>\/Audra D&#8217;Antilio Simpson<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Bickford \u2014 who came to embrace extremist Islamist views as recently as a month ago \u2014 was suffering from depression and not taking his meds for over a year, sources said.<\/p>\n<p>He began to read the Quran daily as he became obsessed with Islam, and talked of <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/trip-and-travel\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"10\" title=\"Trip &amp; Travel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">travel<\/a>ing to Burma or China to commit Jihad, the sources said. The teen had also toyed with the idea of joining Taliban militants in Afghanistan, according to the sources.<\/p>\n<p>Bickford was interviewed by local and federal law enforcement following his arrest and allegedly said he had ultimately chosen to target somewhere in the US instead, according to sources. The attack itself, however, <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>eared sudden and spontaneous, the sources said.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"681\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/trevor-bickford-fbi-radar-mother-call-09.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Audra Simpson.\" class=\"wp-image-25219145\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/trevor-bickford-fbi-radar-mother-call-09.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=2048 2048w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/trevor-bickford-fbi-radar-mother-call-09.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/trevor-bickford-fbi-radar-mother-call-09.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/trevor-bickford-fbi-radar-mother-call-09.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Simpson posted \u201cPrivate Property\u201d signs outside her mother\u2019s home in Wells, Maine, this week to keep reporters away. <\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">David McGlynn<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Neighbors and sources said Bickford \u201cfound religion\u201d in the years after his father, Tom, died from an overdose in 2018 and became increasingly immersed in Islam.<\/p>\n<p>Bickford allegedly told authorities that he\u2019d converted three to four months ago, and more recently became radicalized after reading Muslim texts at a local bookstore, according to the sources.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is a classic example of the kind of person [law enforcement] is concerned about when it comes to extremism,\u201d one police source said.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"691\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/trevor-bickford-fbi-radar-mother-call-07.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Trevor Bickford, 19.\" class=\"wp-image-25219185\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/trevor-bickford-fbi-radar-mother-call-07.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1536 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/trevor-bickford-fbi-radar-mother-call-07.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/trevor-bickford-fbi-radar-mother-call-07.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Bickford, 19, was shot and wounded by police after he allegedly attacked NYPD cops with a machete near Times Square on New Year\u2019s Eve. <\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Paul Martinka<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"607\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/trevor-bickford-fbi-radar-mother-call-04.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Gurkha machete.\" class=\"wp-image-25219196\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/trevor-bickford-fbi-radar-mother-call-04.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/trevor-bickford-fbi-radar-mother-call-04.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/trevor-bickford-fbi-radar-mother-call-04.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Bickford allegedly used a Gurkha knife, a type of machete, to attack NYPD cops on New Year\u2019s Eve duty near Times Square, according to police.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Paul Martinka<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>In addition to a \u201cmanifesto\u201d he carried with him, authorities found several religious texts, including a copy of a document titled \u201cStop Genocide, Save Rohingya Now, Burma Task Force,\u201d the sources said. <\/p>\n<p>Sources said the alleged homegrown terrorist spent several hours in Times Square and left a sleeping bag, a bedroll and other items at Forest Park in Queens, and booked a room at a Bowery hotel. Police traced him to Queens through a MetroCard he used, the sources said. <\/p>\n<p>Around 9:30 p.m. Dec. 31, he allegedly lunged at three cops at 52nd Street and Eighth Avenue with a Gurkha knife \u2014 a type of machete \u2014 and injured the officers before he was shot in the shoulder and wounded by one of the cops.<\/p>\n<p>The troubled teen remained at Bellevue Hospital recovering from his wounds on Tuesday. He was awaiting arraignment on attempted murder and assault charges.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/trevor-bickford-fbi-radar-mother-call-08.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Tevor Bickford Maine home.\" class=\"wp-image-25219173\" width=\"618\" height=\"463\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/trevor-bickford-fbi-radar-mother-call-08.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1236 1236w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/trevor-bickford-fbi-radar-mother-call-08.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=926 927w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/trevor-bickford-fbi-radar-mother-call-08.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=618 618w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/trevor-bickford-fbi-radar-mother-call-08.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=309 309w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/trevor-bickford-fbi-radar-mother-call-08.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 618px) 100vw, 618px\"\/><figcaption>Bickford lived in this quiet, two-story home in Wells, Maine, with his mother and stepfather before he became radicalized and traveled to New York. <\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">David McGlynn<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The incident shocked locals in Wells \u2014 a resort town on the Maine coast with a population of just over 11,000 \u2014 where Bickford once seemed like a typical American teenager, a former honor student and part of a championship-winning high school team.<\/p>\n<p>Shunning the family\u2019s newfound notoriety, the teen\u2019s mom was spotted posting \u201cPrivate Property\u201d signs outside her mother\u2019s home to keep reporters away on Tuesday.\n                        <\/p><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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