Investigators say Caldera told a friend that he was angry at the American Israeli Public Affairs Committee and that its members had to be "exterminated." Caldera was arrested by SWAT officers on October 1 but was briefly released on a $75,000 bond before being transferred into federal custody.
Wednesday, October 21, 2026
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FBI Takes Custody of Texas Capitol Plot Suspect Benny Caldera
US Politics20 days ago
Authorities disrupted an alleged plan to shoot up the Texas state capitol building in Austin on the same day President Trump visits the state. Benny Caldera Jr., a 40 year old man from Converse near San Antonio, is now being held in federal custody as the FBI and Texas Department of Public Safety investigate the attempted attack, according to federal officials.
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