Missouri man charged for posting bomb-making tutorials that aided New Orleans attack
Summary
A man from Missouri has been charged for posting online tutorials that showed how to make explosives. These instructions helped a terrorist carry out a deadly attack in New Orleans on New Year’s Day 2025.Key Facts
- Jordan Derrick, 40, of Sweet Springs, Missouri, is charged with making explosives without a license, possessing an unregistered destructive device, and illegally sharing bomb-making instructions.
- The terrorist, Shamsud-Din Jabbar, attacked New Orleans’ Bourbon Street on January 1, 2025, killing 14 people and injuring many others.
- Jabbar used explosives based on Derrick’s posted tutorials but failed to detonate two bombs he planted.
- Derrick shared detailed instructions dating back to September 2023 on how to make military-grade explosives like RDX, TNT, and PETN.
- The FBI linked the explosives used by Jabbar to Derrick’s online materials.
- Derrick’s arrest gained urgency after a 2026 explosion in Odessa, Missouri, where a person said they followed Derrick’s tutorials to make the bomb.
- Convictions could lead to up to 20 years in prison for sharing explosive information and up to 10 years for illegal manufacturing or possession charges.
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