Missouri man charged for posting bomb-making tutorials that aided New Orleans attack

Federal authorities have filed charges against a Missouri man accused of publishing online tutorials on how to manufacture explosives that the terrorist who carried out the deadly attack in New Orleans ’ historic French Quarter on New Year’s Day 2025 used as a blueprint to make his own improvised bombs. R Matthew Price, a US attorney, announced Tuesday that 40-year-old Jordan Derrick, of the Missouri city of Sweet Springs, had been charged with one count each of engaging in the business of manufacturing explosive materials without a license, unlawful possession of an unregistered destructive device, and illicitly distributing information relating to manufacturing explosives. The charges trace back to the early morning hours of 1 January 2025, when 42-year-old Shamsud-Din Jabbar rammed a pickup truck into a crowd of New Year’s Eve revelers on the city’s famed Bourbon Street before being shot dead by police. The Islamic State terror group sympathizer killed 14 people and injured dozens. Prosecutors allege that Jabbar had also planted two improvised explosives devices in the area he targeted, though he ultimately did not manage to detenonate them. According to the criminal complaint against him, Derrick’s social media accounts provided step-by-step instructions that Jabbar downloaded to construct those explosives. …