Missouri Woman Arrested For Threatening FBI Agents, Others on ISIS-Linked Social Media

PJ Media ^ | February 19, 2016 | Debra Heine

[jazusamo]

A Southwest Missouri woman said to be a "well known person in the ISIS Twitter scene ," was arrested on Thursday after making threats to FBI agents, and posting personal information about them, as well as United States Army, Navy, Air Force and State Department employees on social media. She also posted a threatening photo of President Obama and tweeted that a female media personality "would be better off without her head."

According to the complaint affidavit, Safya Roe Yassin, 38, of Buffalo, Missouri, maintained dozens of Twitter and Facebook accounts where she posted pro-Islamic State propaganda and threatening messages. Yassin was charged with "communicating threats of violence over the Internet." According to George Washington University's Program On Extremism, Yassin went by "Muslimah" on one of her twitter accounts.

Via The Springfield News Ledger:

Federal investigators say Yassin made a post on Twitter in August with the names, cities and phone numbers of two FBI agents under the words "Wanted to kill." According to the affidavit in the case, the threat originated with a Twitter account associated with ISIL, the Islamist militant group.

A criminal complaint in the case says in January the FBI had identified 97 Twitter account IDs as likely being used by Yassin to post content in support of ISIL. The complaint says Yassin posted another tweet in August saying, "The West thinks that caging Muslims will stop 'terrorism' ... but they will be finding out soon, it only increases the attacks against them."

The complaint says Yassin first got on the FBI's radar in January 2015 when someone called the FBI to make a complaint about her. The caller told authorities Yassin had become convinced ISIL was going to save the world, according to the complaint. The caller also later told authorities he or she did not believe Yassin was a danger, the complaint says.

Via KY3, here's a sample of the threats mentioned in the FBI agent's affidavit:

"On August 24, 2015, and under the banner 'We are the hackers of the Islamic State,' Yassin retweeted the personal identifiable information of two Federal Bureau of Investigation agents with the statement 'Wanted to kill,'" according to an FBI agent in a court document. "Numerous other tweets and retweets posted by Yassin . . . include: (a) a link containing photographs, addresses, other contact information, and even credit card information of United States Army, Navy and State Department employees (1 29); (b) a Tweet that a media personality "would be better off without her head" (l) 33); and, (c) a link in a retweet that lists the town of residence and phone number for approximately 150 United States Air Force personnel with the following quote: 'Rejoice, O supporters of the Caliphate State, with the dissemination of the information to be delivered to lone wolves,' God said: 'And slay them wherever you may come upon them.'"

One of the threatening tweets detailed in the FBI agent's affidavit depicted President Obama.

"On or about July 29, 2015, Twitter account 3276959443 . . . posted a photo along with the text '#Soon.' The photo is an altered version of a popular photo. The original photo comes from the film 'North By Northwest' and depicted Cary Grant running in a field from an airplane. The version in the tweet had replaced Cary Grant's face with President Obama's face and had replaced the airplane with a military drone. As altered, the image depicts President Obama running from a drone strike."

Yassin will remain in federal custody until her hearing which is scheduled for Feb. 23 at 3 p.m.

[a fool in paradise]

Any relation to Charlie Sheen?

[TigersEye]

A Southwest Missouri woman said to be a "well known person in the ISIS Twitter scene ," was arrested on Thursday after making threats to FBI agents, and posting personal information about them, as well as United States Army, Navy, Air Force and State Department employees on social media.

Given the nature of ISIS that kind of association with them should bring the death penalty.

[txrefugee]

Wonder which immigration officials thought this militant Muslim nut would be an asset to America? They should be identified and locked up with her. We are not in need of more crazy Muslims.

[VanShuyten]

See. Niqabs CAN make a woman more attractive.

[bajabaja]

Has anyone notified Laz?

[RetiredTexasVet]

Actually she just needs some of that bright red clown lipstick liberally applied like the news women and Hollywood clown actors use.

[EarlyBird]

That's one scary looking nutcase.

Why is she scary looking? I mean what physical characteristics make her seem scary?

It's because of those dark auras around her eyes, IMO. I've noticed this a lot in pictures of these insane terrorists.

Does anyone know if there is a physiological reason for these dark circles around the eyes? Is it lack of sleep, lack of vitamins, drugs - just what is it from?

Maybe if we could figure out the physical cause of the dark circles around the eyes, we would be a step ahead of preventing these people from going berserk!

[TaMoDee]

Laz will tell you that the “crazy” ones are the best!

[lightman]

Must have a had a liperodectomy.

[mumblypeg]

The expression, plus tie flying over shoulder = hilarity.
(Admit it, FBI guys who monitor FR, y’all laughed too.)

[mumblypeg]

“...dark auras around the eyes...in a lot of pictures of insane terrorists...”

Google Adderall. Scary stuff.
Syed Farook and wife Tashfeen Malik were on it. Prescription bottle was in their apartment.
It’s routinely prescribed for children with ADD and ADHD. Which, IMO, could be contributing to the active shooter phenomenon that didn’t happen ever before this drug was being pushed.

[bajabaja]

“Laz will tell you that the “crazy” ones are the best!”

Somehow I already knew that.

[Romans Nine]

Buffalo Mo 15 miles from my shop.
Gaurantee she doesn’t have much in the way of support around there.

[jazusamo]

Thanks, I kinda thought that was the case.

[VerySadAmerican]

What’s really scary is that a muslim/isis lives in Buffalo, Missouri. It’s nuts.

[curdogmen]

son lives out there...we are a lot more south...was in springfield which I never do...looked down a side street and saw our islamitic center, huge crowd it appeared..looked like James river assembly size...who knew

[JimSEA]

Yes! If she threatened to throw a bomb through my front door, I’d believe her right off the bat. Crazzzzy

[Romans Nine]

That is behind a place I do a lot of business with.
I asked them about it and they said they bring a bunch of them in from out of town when they have meetings.
They had one try to get on the city council but they sniffed her out.
Not to worried about there presence in the Ozark’s.

[curdogmen]

thank you I was kinda worried...

[wastedyears]

I have dreary looking eyes and I’m not crazy (but that depends on what your definition of crazy is).