New York Man Tried to Ram a Nevada Power Station in Act of Terrorism, Police Say
The New York Times • • general
Key Points:
- Dawson Maloney, a 23-year-old law student from Albany, New York, attempted to ram his rental car into a power substation near Las Vegas before killing himself, with authorities treating the incident as terrorism.
- Maloney crashed into industrial wire reels outside the substation but did not reach the facility itself, and was found dead from a self-inflicted gunshot wound when officers arrived.
- The rental car contained multiple weapons, including shotguns, an AR-style pistol, ammunition, flamethrowers, and a hatchet, and Maloney was wearing soft body armor at the time.
- Investigators discovered explosive ingredients and extremist materials in a hotel room where Maloney had stayed, including books promoting white supremacy, environmental
