Ukrainian Rutgers student arrested taking two IEDs into New York just a week
before Boston Marathon bombing
Eight days before the Boston Marathon bombing, police in New Jersey
arrested a man traveling into New York with two homemade devices
Rutgers student Mykyta Panasenko lived in Jersey City, but was
originally from the Ukraine
He has been ' recklessly creating widespread risk of injury or damage'
His arrest only became public knowledge on Wednesday after appeared in
court
By Paul Thompson In Boston, James Nye and David Mccormack
PUBLISHED: 20:00 EST, 25 April 2013 | UPDATED: 20:09 EST, 25 April 2013
Just eight days before three people were killed and more than 260 people
were injured in the Boston Marathon bombing, a Ukrainian student was
arrested in New Jersey carrying two homemade devices.
Rutgers student Mykyta Panasenko, 27, was arrested in Hoboken on April 7
aboard a NJ Transit train bound for Suffern, New York. He was carrying two
improvised explosive devices, according to police.
Jersey City Police Deputy Chief Peter Nalbach said Thursday that authorities
also found material at Panasenko's home 'that may have been used to make an
explosive device.'
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Just days before the Boston Marathon, Rutgers student Mykyta Panasenko, 27,
was arrested with two devices aboard a NJ Transit train bound for New York
Just days before the Boston Marathon, Rutgers student Mykyta Panasenko, 27,
was arrested with two devices aboard a NJ Transit train bound for New York
According to a criminal complaint, Panasenko is charged with having 'two
destructive devices, specifically improvised explosive devices (IEDs)
constructed from a cylinder containing Pyrodex (black powder)' on April 5,
the criminal complaint says.
He is also charged with 'recklessly creating widespread risk of injury or
damage to a building which normally contains 25 or more persons by
constructing the explosive devices,' reports the Jersey Journal.
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The charges were filed by the FBI and the Port Authority Police Department.
According to Panasenko's Facebook page, he lived in Jersey City but is
originally from Kiev, Ukraine.
And according to Pansasenko's LinkedIn page, he attended Rutgers University
in New Brunswick, and lists his current job as a mathematician at
Mahwah-based High 5 Games, a game creator in the casino industry.
Originally from the Ukraine, Panasenko has been charged with 'recklessly
creating widespread risk of injury or damage to a building which normally
contains 25 or more person.'
His arrest wasn't reported by authorities at the time, but became public
after he appeared in Hudson County Court on Wednesday.
News of the arrest comes after revelations that the Tsarnaev brothers, the
two suspects in the Boston bombings, had also planned to set off bombs in
Manhattan.
New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg confirmed on Thursday that Dzhokhar
Tsarnaev, 19, told the FBI that he and his older brother Tamerlan intended
to travel to New York from Boston on Friday- targeting the thousands of
tourists and revelers in the city's Times Square.
Speaking at an afternoon press conference, Bloomberg said that despite the
city having heightened security following the marathon attacks, 'We don't
know if we would have been able to stop the terrorists had they arrived here
from Boston.'
The startling revelations added pressure onto U.S. authorities who are
coming under fire for their handling of the case.
Especially how the FBI dealt with warnings from Russian intelligence over
Tamerlan Tsarnaev and his visits to terrorist hotbed, Dagestan.
New York City Police Commissioner Raymond Kelly, (left), and Mayor Michael
Bloomberg hold a news conference, Thursday, April, 25, 2013 in New York
New York City Police Commissioner Raymond Kelly, (left), and Mayor Michael
Bloomberg hold a news conference, Thursday, April, 25, 2013 in New York
where they revealed the Boston Marathon bombing suspects intended to blow up
their remaining explosives in Times Square
New York Police Department Commissioner Ray Kelly (left) speaks as Mayor
Bloomberg watches during a news conference to discuss the Boston Marathon
bombing suspects plan
New York Police Department Commissioner Ray Kelly (left) speaks as Mayor
Bloomberg watches during a news conference to discuss the Boston Marathon
bombing suspects plan
New York Police Department Commissioner Ray Kelly (left) speaks as Mayor
Bloomberg watches during a news conference to discuss the Boston Marathon
bombing suspects plan
Dzhokar Tsarnaev, pictured in November of 2012 in Times Square with friends
- the FBI is in touch with a number of the individuals in this photograph
Dzhokar Tsarnaev, pictured in November of 2012 in Times Square with friends
- the FBI is in touch with a number of the individuals in this photograph
Mayor Michael Bloomberg and Police Commissioner Raymond Kelly announced that
the two men accused of carrying out last week's bombing of the Boston
Marathon, planned an additional bomb attack on New York's Times Square
Mayor Michael Bloomberg and Police Commissioner Raymond Kelly announced that
the two men accused of carrying out last week's bombing of the Boston
Marathon, planned an additional bomb attack on New York's Times Square
Boston suspects planned attack on Times Square
Praising the work of law enforcement in Boston in apprehending and catching
the Tsarnaev brothers, Bloomberg said that New York was 'lucky' it never had
to find out.
Both Mayor Bloomberg and Police Commissioner Raymond Kelly spoke at the
briefing where they revealed that Dzhokhar Tsarnaev told Boston
investigators from his hospital bed that he and his brother had discussed
going to New York to detonate their remaining explosives.
'Last night we were informed by the FBI that the surviving attacker revealed
that New York City was next on their list of targets,' Bloomberg said at New
York City Hall.
'He and his older brother intended to drive to New York and detonate those
explosives in Times Square.'
Kelly confirmed to reporters the two suspects had a pressure cooker bomb and
five pipe bombs they wanted to set off to kill and maim in New York City.
While they haven't had the opportunity to speak to the teenager, both men
confirmed that Dzhokhar told law enforcement that the plan was
'spontaneously' arranged after they had hijacked a black Mercedes SUV in
Boston late on Thursday evening.
However, it was also claimed that the two terror suspects aborted their
adrenaline fuled plan when they realized they had no gas.
Stopping to collect some, the owner of the car they were holding hostage
managed to escape and alert police - who then engaged the pair in a
ferocious gun battle which led to Tamerlan's death and Dzhokhar evading
authorities for a further 21 hours.
While the investigation into these new developments continues, Bloomberg
said that Dzhokhar visited Times Square in April 2012 and November of the
same year.
Three people died and over 260 were wounded in the 15th April Boston
attack.
In 2010, Times Square was targeted with a car bomb that never went off.
Pakistani immigrant Faisal Shahzad had planted a bomb in an SUV, but street
vendors noticed smoke and it was disabled. Shahzad was arrested as he tried
to leave the country and was sentenced to life in prison.
Other plans: New information suggests that Tamerlan, right, and Dzhokhar
Tsarnaev, left, may have been planning to attack New York next
Other plans: New information suggests that Tamerlan, right, and Dzhokhar
Tsarnaev, left, may have been planning to attack New York next
Authorities do not know if Dzhokhar's visits were connected to his and his
brother's planned terror attacks on New York City.
Christina DiIorio-Sterling, a spokeswoman for U.S. Attorney Carmen Ortiz in
Boston, would not comment on whether authorities plan to add charges based
on alleged plan to attack New York.
For Ray Kelly today's admission of an avoided terror attack on New York city
represented a complete 180 degree on his statements yesterday.
On Wednesday he said that Tamerlan and Dzhokhar were headed to the Big Apple
to 'party' - but now officials know that the two brothers had at least
discussed the possibility of carrying out another terror attack on American
soil.
Dzhokhar was interrogated in his hospital room over a period of 16 hours
without being read his constitutional rights.
He immediately stopped communicating after a magistrate judge and a
representative from the U.S. Attorney's office entered the room and gave him
his Miranda warning, according to a U.S. law enforcement official and others
briefed on the interrogation.
Today unnamed officials issued a cautionary note that the Tsarnaev's plan
was underdeveloped - with one senior official describing the plan as
'aspirational at most' to NBC News.
This harrowing confirmation suggests that the duo behind the Boston Marathon
bombings were not finished, and were headed to New York City with additional
bombs.
But their plans were abandoned as police caught up with them, engaging the
Tsarnaev brothers in a wild shootout in which 26-year-old Tamerlan was
killed.
Times Square 2010: In this handout image provided by the New York Poice
Department, a surveillance image of a dark SUV, is the vehicle with a bomb
that was discovered before it could be detonated in Times Square on May 2nd,
2010
Times Square 2010: In this handout image provided by the New York Poice
Department, a surveillance image of a dark SUV, is the vehicle with a bomb
that was discovered before it could be detonated in Times Square on May 2nd,
2010
Dzhokhar, 19, was seriously wounded in the gun-battle and is currently
recovering in a Boston hospital.
The startling information that a New York attack was real reportedly came
from the Chinese man who was carjacked by the suspects early on Friday
morning.
He told investigators that the men did not speak English but he recognized
the word 'Manhattan' in their conversation.
CBS' John Miller reported that the information 'tripped a lot' of alarm for
authorities, who reacted by cutting Amtrak train service from Boston to New
York and searched trains on Friday.
Miller additionally reported that the NYPD activated 'license plate readers
at all bridges and tunnels coming into the city' with the hope of
intercepting the suspects before they reached the Big Apple.
On the run: A man thought to be 19-year-old Dzhokhar Tsarnaev enters a gas
station in Cambridge, Massachusetts, wearing a gray hoodie and carrying
snacks on Thursday evening. He appears to be followed by her brother
Tamerlan in a beige cap
On the run: A man thought to be 19-year-old Dzhokhar Tsarnaev enters a gas
station in Cambridge, Massachusetts, wearing a gray hoodie and carrying
snacks on Thursday evening. He appears to be followed by her brother
Tamerlan in a beige cap
He was arraigned on Monday and has reportedly confessed his role in the
bombings to federal investigators.
However, it has now been reported that since he was read his Miranda Rights
he has become less co-operative with authorities.
On Tuesday, images were released that showed suspected bomber Dzhokhar
Tsarnaev with his arms full of snacks and soda as he and his brother
Tamerlan attempt a getaway after becoming prime terror suspects.
Dressed in a grey hoodie, the surveillance footage is believed to show
19-year-old Dzhokhar as he enters a gas station in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
The man following him into the store in the beige cap appears to be
26-year-old Tamerlan.
In another image, Dzhokhar is seen wearing a beige flat cap pulled low at an
ATM machine, withdrawing $800.
The card was stolen from a man taken hostage by the alleged terrorists after
he was car-jacked last Thursday during the bombers' chilling but futile plan
to travel to New York.
Chilling: Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, now wearing a
beige cap, captured on camera using an ATM card hours before a police
shoot-out where his brother and accomplice died
Chilling: Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, now wearing a
beige cap, captured on camera using an ATM card hours before a police
shoot-out where his brother and accomplice died
The victim was able to jump out of the car and flee while the alleged
terrorists went to buy snacks.
From interviews with the staff at both gas stations and court records,
MailOnline has been able to piece together the frantic events of the early
hours of last Friday.
The terrifying sequence of events began when Tamerlan carjacked a Mercedes
SUV car at gun point barely 40 minutes after MIT campus police officer Sean
Collier was killed as he sat in his patrol car.
Tamerlan jumped into the passenger seat of the Mercedes and told the driver:
'Did you hear about the Boston explosion... I did that.'
Dzhokhar was caught on a CCTV camera entering an all night garage with his
face partially hidden by a grey hooded sweatshirt.
But he left empty handed after his brother Tamerlan hammered on the glass
front door of the gas station kiosk saying: 'We've got to go.'
His intervention came after the victim of the carjacking managed to escape
and run across to another all night gas station across the street where he
pleaded with the cashier for help.
Trapped: With his head down and wearing a cap, the suspected terrorist
withdraws money from the machine hours after a surveillance picture of him
had been beamed around the world
Trapped: With his head down and wearing a cap, the suspected terrorist
withdraws money from the machine hours after a surveillance picture of him
had been beamed around the world
Escape: The two bombing suspects pulled up at the Shell gas station to use a
stolen ATM card from a man they had taken hostage. He managed to escape to
the Mobil gas station across the street and call for help (right)
Escape: The two bombing suspects pulled up at the Shell gas station to use a
stolen ATM card from a man they had taken hostage. He managed to escape to
the Mobil gas station across the street and call for help (right)
The images were released on Tuesday as Dzhokhar told investigators that his
brother orchestrated the attacks because he 'wanted to defend Islam from
attack'.
In scrawled notes from his hospital bed, the 19-year-old told Guantanamo Bay
interrogators that he and his brother were not linked to any Islamic
terrorist groups.
According to CNN, Dzhokhar said his older brother, Tamerlan, 26, was the
ringleader in the attacks that shook the nation a week ago, but that the
pair were working alone.
On the run: One of the alleged bombers enters a store last Thursday as a
huge manhunt got underway which led to his capture
On the run: One of the alleged bombers enters a store last Thursday as a
huge manhunt got underway which led to his capture
After the shootout: Investigators take a look at a car driven by the Boston
Marathon bombing suspects after they exchanged gunfire on a residential
street in Watertown
After the shootout: Investigators take a look at a car driven by the Boston
Marathon bombing suspects after they exchanged gunfire on a residential
street in Watertown
The dramatic escape of the carjacking victim was the beginning of the end
for the alleged bombers as they were found by police and involved in a
fierce gun battle.
Tamerlan was shot multiple times, while his brother was later found cowering
in a covered-up boat and taken into custody.
After encountering Tamerlan Tsarnaev, the terrified victim was shown a gun
and forced into the passenger seat.
After picking up his brother, and transferring guns and bombs into the
trunk, the car spend off.
Tamerlan was driving and his 19-year-old brother was in the rear passenger
seat. The victim was in the front passenger seat.
After being forced to hand over $45, they drove to an ATM where $800 was
withdrawn from the victim's account.
All three headed towards an all night Shell garage on Memorial Drive in
Cambridge where Tamerlan pulled up alongside one of the gas pumps.
Dzhokhar went inside - and was captured on the CCTV camera at the front of
the store.
The photograph was released by the FBI hours after the impromptu stop and
gave law enforcement and members of the public a much clearer view of the
alleged bomber.
The image with Dzhokhar wearing a hoodie was clearer than those released
earlier by the FBI which been taken prior to the bombs going off at the
finish line of the marathon.
Mohammed Malah, 46, was working the night shift but paid little attention to
the customer who headed to the row of fridge where the drinks were stored.
Last stand: A police officer points his rifle in Watertown, Massachusetts,
as authorities hunt for the Boston bombing suspects
Last stand: A police officer points his rifle in Watertown, Massachusetts,
as authorities hunt for the Boston bombing suspects
Deadly shootout: In a gun battle where over 200 shots were fired,
26-year-old Tamerlan Tsarnaev was hit multiple times
Deadly shootout: In a gun battle where over 200 shots were fired,
26-year-old Tamerlan Tsarnaev was hit multiple times
He only realized he had been with the alleged bomber when the FBI swarmed
into garage in the early hours of the morning last Friday.
They had been alerted to the garage stop by the carjacking victim who had
managed to escape and run across the road to a neighboring Mobil garage.
Call of duty: Police from several different agencies responded after MIT
police officer Sean Collier was gunned down as he sat in his cruiser
Call of duty: Police from several different agencies responded after MIT
police officer Sean Collier was gunned down as he sat in his cruiser
FBI agents recovered footage from the security camera at the entrance to the
first garage.
Owner Alan Mendick:'The police came and we went through the CCTV footage.
'Yes, one of them came in here, but I am told before he could buy anything
his brother came and hammered on the window and told him they had to go.
Hunt: The events in the early morning hours of April 19 set a massive police
search in place that resulted in the capture of Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, 19
Hunt: The events in the early morning hours of April 19 set a massive police
search in place that resulted in the capture of Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, 19
'He had some stuff in his hands but he just put it down and left. There are
reports that he was shoplifting, but that's not true.'
'His brother called him to come out before he could do anything.
'My cashier who was on duty is scared. He is really shaken up by it all.'
Malah's colleague Brahim Asseban,37, said: 'The manager was called and they
told him to close the station down.
'They took the CCTV footage .The picture of the Tsarnaev in the grey hoodie
was from the camera at the front door. Everyone who comes in is filmed,it is
part of the security you have when open all night.
'Mohammed is a bit shaken up by it all. He said it was very busy that night,
and he does not really remember him coming in.
'Lots of people come in late at night but it has shaken him up.'
Terror Attack: The two detonations went off near the finish line of the
117th Boston Marathon on April 15, 2013 - returning the specter of terrorism
to the United States for the first time since 9/11
Terror Attack: The two detonations went off near the finish line of the
117th Boston Marathon on April 15, 2013 - returning the specter of terrorism
to the United States for the first time since 9/11
This image, taken from a surveillance camera shows Dzhokhar Tsarnaev
climbing out of the boat on Friday evening after the climatic police gun
battle
This image, taken from a surveillance camera shows Dzhokhar Tsarnaev
climbing out of the boat on Friday evening after the climatic police gun
battle
Wounded: Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, seen here moments after he was pulled from the
boat where he was hiding, suffered a throat wound and a leg wound
Wounded: Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, seen here moments after he was pulled from the
boat where he was hiding, suffered a throat wound and a leg wound
'He said one of the brothers, the younger one came in and looked at the Red
Bull and candy bars.
The victim told FBI agents he managed to escape while Tamerlan became
distracted as his brother was in the store shopping.
Neither brother made any attempt to kill the carjacking victim.
After speeding away along Memorial Drive the stolen car was spotted by
police in Watertown having been given its licence plate and description.
They gave chase and in an ensuing gun battle where over 200 shots were fired
26 year old Tamerlan was hit multiple times.
He was run over by his brother who fled in the stolen SUV, later abandoning
it and taking refuge in a covered up boat, where he later surrendered.
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