The man arrested in connection with an attack that injured several New York City police officers during the New Year's Eve celebration in Times Square has been charged with two counts of attempted murder and two counts of assault.
"We believe this was a sole individual at this time. There's nothing to indicate otherwise," said Mike Driscoll, the assistant director in charge of the FBI's New York Field Office."I want to be clear that the FBI, through the Joint Terrorism Task Force, is working very closely with them to determine the nature of this attack, and we will run every lead to ground."
Two law enforcement sources told CBS News that Bickford traveled from Maine to New York City spent the night before the attack at a homeless shelter downtown. They said investigators are executing search warrants at his residence and are combing through cellphone data, social media accounts and financial records.
The sources also said a notebook was found in the suspect's backpack with writings about wanting to go to Afghanistan and train to become a holy warrior. They said there was also a note addressed to his family. a bomb squad was dispatched in response to a suspicious package found with a sleeping bag and another bag containing food in a wooded area in Forest Park, Queens, on Sunday, which authorities believe may have belonged to Bickford.
A police probe into the machete attack is ongoing, and investigators traveled to Bickford's family home in Wells, Maine, over the weekend as they worked to determine a potential motive. Officials are asking anyone with information about the case to submit tips to NYPD's website or the
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