Federal prosecutors said a 22-year-old Greece man has been charged with lying to the FBI during an investigation into white supremacist groups.
The U.S. Attorney's Office said they launched an investigation into Thomas Bolin after learning of social media messages exchanged between Bolin and others in the days after a white supremacist terror attack in New Zealand.
Investigators said the messages called for a similar attack in Baltimore and showed Bolin wearing a mask and holding a shotgun.
Bolin told FBI agents on Saturday that he did not possess any guns, the U.S. Attorney's office said. Agents said they later found a loaded shotgun and the mask worn in the photo during a search of Bolin's residence.
A phone message left with his attorney Friday was not immediately returned.
