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FBI arrests NY woman in alleged ISIS Capitol plot

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Federal prosecutors say the woman met with an F.B.I. informant several times to plan an attack on the building, which houses the governor’s office.

A New York woman plotted to bomb the New York State Capitol and kill state senators inside, repeatedly surveilling the building and buying materials for an explosive device before the FBI arrested her, according to a criminal complaint reviewed by Fox News Digital Thursday. Jessica Bowie, 35, of Albany, is charged with attempting to provide material support to ISIS. The FBI says she pledged allegiance to the terror group, discussed disguising a bomb in a Door Dash delivery bag and wanted to carry out the attack when state senators were meeting.

At a news conference Thursday afternoon, FBI officials said Bowie’s alleged plans extended beyond an attack on the state Capitol and included ambitions to carry out additional violence after fleeing the country. "She didn’t just want to kill lawmakers. She wanted a complete disruption of our government," said Craig Tremaroli, special agent in charge of the FBI’s Albany field office. According to the Justice Department, the supplies in Bowie’s cart were allegedly purchased as part of her plan to build a bomb for the Capitol attack.

Bowie was arrested on August 19 after leaving the meeting with the inert gun and device, according to the FBI. Agents said they found knives and a handwritten pledge of allegiance to ISIS on her. Authorities say that Bowie told the undercover agents that she wanted to escape to Syria after the bombing.