Local law enforcement in California have arrested a 20-year-old man on suspicions that he was in communication with a teenager in Wisconsin who shot and killed two individuals at a Christian school earlier this week. Agents with the Federal Bureau of Investigation have taken Alexander Paffendorf of Carlsbad, California into custody on Wednesday, according to a new report from the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel.
Check out the details via The Western Journal:
An emergency gun violence restraining order, which is allowed under California’s “red flag” law, was issued, allowing authorities to take Paffendorf into custody and confiscate his guns. The order said Paffendorf was “plotting” with Natalie “Samantha” Rupnow, 15, who shot a student and teacher to death at the Abundant Life Christian School in Madison, Wisconsin, on Monday before taking her own life.
BREAKING: ALEXANDER PAFFENDORF AGE 20 OF CARLSBAD CALIFORNIA WAS TALKING TO MADISON WI SHOOTER ABOUT PLOTTING HIS OWN ATTACK ON GOVERNMENT BUILDINGS. pic.twitter.com/QXuakuP0e1
— Chaos Alerts (@ChaosAlertsOnX) December 19, 2024
A total of six individuals were wounded during the school shooting in Wisconsin. As of now, authorities have stated that the details surrounding whatever plan these two were cooking up are still not completely known, though it appears an attack on a government building was discussed.
“During an FBI interview, Paffendorf admitted to the FBI agents that he told Rupnow that he would arm himself with explosives and a gun and that he would target a government building,” the order went on to say, according to KFMB-TV. The order did not provide any additional details concerning what building was being targeted. FBI agents “saw the messages from Paffendorf to Rupnow,” the order revealed.
As of this writing, Paffendorf has not yet been charged with a crime.
#BREAKING : Madison Christian School shooter Natalie Rupnow was in contact with a man who was ALSO plotting to carry out mass shooting at a Goverment building.
He had been messaging #Wisconsin shooter #NatalieRupnow about attacking a gov building with a gun and explosives. pic.twitter.com/iWWJ3sHtn2
— BLOODYRED (@trumpestfuture) December 19, 2024
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Not long after the issuing of the order on Tuesday evening, police moved in on Paffendorf’s residence.
“They had their full guns out all over the street,” neighbor Alex Gallegos recalled. “There were cop cars. I’d say about 15 cops here.” He then said that cops removed a “black gun box” from the residence.
“I saw them carrying out the big box,” Gallegos said. “I didn’t see them arrest anybody, but they gave high-fives as it came to an end.”
“It sounds pretty wild and scary that this could happen so close to home,” he added.
Our nation is experiencing a crisis, especially as it pertains to young people like Rupnow. Leftists and their twisted ideology have caused so much unrest and confusion for teenagers and other young adults. That time of life is already fraught with all kinds of changes that rock your existence. The last thing kids need is to be confused about their gender. High School, middle school, it’s all a time of self-discovery.
However, when that process is interfered with due to the left wanting to produce carbon copy leftist drones, well, that’s when things really go south. More than ever, kids today need Jesus and the gospel. Let’s hope that message of hope gets out there amid this heartbreak.