This all came to light as he told the undercover FBI agent of his plot to conduct a July 4 attack on Voinovich Park, where the fireworks are set off every year in downtown Cleveland. Demetrius Pitts, 48, arrested by the FBI’s Joint Terrorism Task Force and charged with one count of attempting to provide material support to al Qaeda, is seen in this booking photo taken while in custody with North Olmsted Police Department in North Olmsted, Ohio, U.S., July 2, 2018. “We're going to have well over 100 uniformed officers downtown on the Fourth of July between us and the Lucas County Sheriff's office, so anybody who's coming down can expect to see a lot of police,” Captain Braun said.
Demetrius Pitts, accused of planning an al-Qaeda bombing in Cleveland, makes his first court appearance.