Feds Charge Virginia Man With Plot to Kill Churchgoers

Feds Charge Virginia Man With Plot to Kill Churchgoers
The U.S. Department of Justice in Washington on June 20, 2023. Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images
Ryan Morgan
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A federal grand jury has returned an indictment against a Virginia man, alleging he plotted and took steps to kill congregants at a church in Park Valley in September.

Rui Jiang, 35, of Falls Church, was charged last month in a federal complaint alleging he posted online threats against church congregants last fall. On Wednesday, federal prosecutors secured a new indictment, under a new federal case number, alleging Mr. Jiang not only threatened churchgoers but that his threats also included an attempt to kill.