Later on Sunday, he was arrested by police on the suspicion that he may have planned to target a Hindu temple in the Aurora area.
Nineteen-year-old Alexandros Paporakis, a cashier at Taco Bell from Palatine, Illinois, allegedly told one of his co-workers that Sunday was going to be “a special day.
He was arrested later that day after two of his co-workers tipped off the cops and was arrested before any mishap happened. Paporakis was fully armed. He has not entered a plea, and the allegations remain unproven in court.
He was carrying a modified AR-style rifle and 300 rounds of ammo, enough to fill ten magazines for reloading, along with body armor, gasoline cans and an assortment of swastikas, the report added, citing newly filed court record. Paporakis was arrested on October 11 and is charged with making a terrorist threat, a Class X felony, and unlawfully possessing a rifle with a barrel shorter than 16 inches, a Class 3 felony. A judge ordered him held pending trial on October 14. His next court appearance is scheduled for October 30.
“The seriousness of this alleged threat cannot be overstated,” Palatine Police Chief William Nord was quoted as saying, adding that protecting places of worship is a law enforcement priority. Prosecutors allege Paporakis sent the coworker an eight-page document t itled, “Why I fought: A.K.A. (Aurora Shooter’s Manifesto),” which described Indian, Jewish and African American people as “subhumans” and outlined a plot to kill as many of them as possible, according to a court document cited by The Associated Press. When he turned up at the temple, it was filled with people while he was planning to “kill a significant number of Indians,” NBC Chicago quoted a police official as saying.
