Utah man indicted over alleged synagogue bomb plot, CSAM found

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This briefing covers a federal indictment out of Utah charging a 22-year-old man with attempting a hate crime and explosives offenses after online threats against a synagogue led investigators to recover pipe bombs, rifles and alleged child sexual abuse material. Compliance and government affairs teams tracking DOJ Civil Rights Division enforcement priorities will want the charge detail and procedural timeline.

• A federal grand jury in Salt Lake City indicted Skyler AJ Rose, 22, of Ogden, Utah, on Oct. 21 on multiple federal charges.
• Charges include possession of an unregistered destructive device, threat to kill and injure persons and destroy a building with an explosive, and attempting to commit a hate crime.
• Law enforcement recovered six improvised explosive pipe bombs, one inert device, explosive precursors, two rifles and ammunition during a search of Rose's residence.
• A subsequent search of Rose's cellphone allegedly revealed he searched for a nearby synagogue in November 2025 and that the phone contained cached images depicting child sexual abuse material.
• Rose's initial appearance was scheduled for Oct. 23 at the Orrin G. Hatch U.S. Courthouse in Salt Lake City.

Executive summary

A federal grand jury in Salt Lake City returned an indictment on Oct. 21 charging Skyler AJ Rose, 22, of Ogden, Utah, with multiple federal crimes, including possession of an unregistered destructive device, threat to kill and injure persons and…

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