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Tres Genco, 21, Charged with Hate Crime Plot in Ohio
A federal grand jury has charged Tres Genco, 21, of Hillsboro, Ohio, with attempting to conduct a mass shooting of women and with illegally possessing a machine gun. The indictment alleges that Genco plotted to shoot students in sororities at a university in Ohio, and identified as an ‘incel’ or ‘involuntary celibate.’
The incel movement is an online community of predominantly men who harbor anger towards women. Incels seek to commit violence in support of their belief that women unjustly deny them sexual or romantic attention to which they believe they are entitled.
According to the indictment, Genco maintained profiles on a popular incel website from at least July 2019 through mid-March 2020. In one post, Genco allegedly detailed spraying ‘some foids and couples’ with orange juice in a water gun, referencing a similar incident by known incel, Elliot Rodger, who killed six people and injured 14 others in 2014.
Genco also allegedly wrote a manifesto, stating he would ‘slaughter’ women ‘out of hatred, jealousy and revenge…’ and referring to death as the ‘great equalizer.’ As part of this investigation, law enforcement agents discovered a note of Genco’s that indicated he hoped to ‘aim big’ for a kill count of 3,000 people and intended to attend military training.
The charging document claims Genco conducted surveillance at an Ohio university on Jan. 15, 2020. That same day, he allegedly searched online for topics including ‘how to plan a shooting crime’ and ‘when does preparing for a crime become attempt?’ On March 12, 2020, local police officers found a firearm with a bump stock attached, several loaded magazines, body armor, and boxes of ammunition in the trunk of Genco’s vehicle.
Genco is charged with one count of attempting to commit a hate crime, which is punishable by up to life in prison, and one count of illegally possessing a machine gun, which is punishable by up to 10 years. An indictment is merely an allegation, and defendants are presumed innocent unless proven guilty in a court of law.
The charges were announced by Vipal J. Patel, Acting U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Ohio; Chris Hoffman, Special Agent in Charge, Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Cincinnati Division; and Roland Herndon, Special Agent in Charge, U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms & Explosives (ATF).
Assistant U.S. Attorney Megan Gaffney Painter and Assistant Deputy Criminal Chief Timothy S. Mangan are representing the United States in this case.
Key Facts
- State: Ohio
- Category: Violent Crime
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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