As we first told you two weeks ago, Sohaib Abuayyash was arrested on federal gun charges.
HOUSTON — FBI Director Chris Wray told Congress on Tuesday about aWe first told you about, a 20-year-old Jordanian, on Oct. 20. FBI agents arrested him and charged him with possession of a firearm by a prohibited person. But Wray said it went far beyond possessing a weapon.
Abuayyash claimed to be a citizen of Jordan when he entered the U.S. in 2016. In 2019, he applied for asylum status as a Palestinian. In August, FBI agents saw social media videos of him at a firing range shooting an AR-style rifle and later a handgun. The videos, posted on TikTok and Instagram, prompted a wider investigation and led agents to a pair of Houston-area gun ranges.
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