A Lake Forest man turned in by his own family is accused of planning to kill prominent Jewish people, according to the OC District Attorney.
LAKE FOREST, CA — An Orange County household was disrupted this week when an Irvine man told a family member his intent and desire to people in the Jewish community, the Orange County District Attorney's Office said in recent release.
Nicholas Rose, a 26-year-old Lake Forest resident, made violent threats against the Jewish community, OCDA spokesperson Michelle Van Der Linden said.
According to that office, Rose threatened to kill prominent members of the Jewish community, possessed anti-Semitic literature and ammunition.
After hearing Rose's plan, the unidentified family member contacted the local police.
The Orange Police Department investigated the case, and on April 17, found the defendant possessing ammunition for a .22 caliber weapon, anti-Semitic literature, "kill lists" of prominent Jewish community members, a list of steps titled "killing my first Jew" and papers referencing at least one church and synagogue in Irvine, and another church near his Lake Forest residence, Van Der Linden said.
Orange Police arrested Rose at the scene, according to Van Der Linden.
He was charged Thursday with three attempted criminal threats, a violation of civil rights with the sentence enhancement of hate crime. Rose will return to court on April 27 and his bail has been set at $500,000. If maximum sentence is achieved, he will spend six years and six months in state prison.
Over 100 residents have commented to the arrest over social media, voicing shock and outrage. Primarily, gratefulness for a family member who was willing to turn their loved one in.
"The Orange Police Department is grateful for the family member who reported this," a Police Department spokesperson responded, over Facebook.
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