Missouri Man Charged for Posting Bomb-Making Tutorials Used in New Orleans New Year's Day 2025 Attack
Federal authorities have charged 40-year-old Jordan Derrick of Sweet Springs, Missouri, with publishing online tutorials on manufacturing explosives that were used as a blueprint by the terrorist who carried out the deadly New Year's Day 2025 attack in New Orleans' French Quarter. Derrick faces three charges: engaging in the business of manufacturing explosive materials without a license, unlawful possession of an unregistered destructive device, and illicitly distributing information on manufacturing explosives. The charges were announced by US Attorney R Matthew Price on 13 May 2026. The case highlights the role of online radicalization materials in facilitating domestic terrorist attacks.
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Medium impact. The charges relate to a past terrorist attack (New Year's Day 2025) that caused fatalities in New Orleans. The criminal proceedings may have implications for liability and terrorism insurance claims related to the original attack, though direct insured loss from this specific charge filing is limited.
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Jordan Derrick, 40, of Sweet Springs, Missouri, has been charged with three federal offences related to bomb-making tutorials.▾
Charges include: 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.▾
US Attorney R Matthew Price announced the charges on 13 May 2026.▾
The New Orleans French Quarter attack occurred on New Year's Day 2025.▾
The attacker used Derrick's online tutorials as a blueprint to manufacture improvised explosive devices.▾
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Derrick's tutorials were directly linked to and used by the New Orleans attacker.▾
The tutorials were published online and were publicly accessible.▾
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Whether Derrick had prior knowledge of the attacker's intentions or had any direct contact with the perpetrator.▾
The full scope of Derrick's online activity and whether his tutorials were used in other incidents.▾
The outcome or timeline of the criminal proceedings against Derrick.▾
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Federal authorities have charged 40-year-old Jordan Derrick of Sweet Springs, Missouri, with publishing online tutorials on manufacturing explosives that were used as a blueprint by the terrorist who carried out the deadly New Year's Day 2025 attack in New Orleans' French Quarter. Derrick faces three charges: engaging in the business of manufacturing explosive materials without a license, unlawful possession of an unregistered destructive device, and illicitly distributing information on manufacturing explosives. The charges were announced by US Attorney R Matthew Price on 13 May 2026. The case highlights the role of online radicalization materials in facilitating domestic terrorist attacks.
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.
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