Woman charged with pledging allegiance to ISIS and plotting to attack NY Capitol

Jessica Bowie, pictured here in 2014 in the Central Park Rose Garden in Schenectady, has been charged with attempting to provide material support or resources to designated foreign terrorist organizations. She is accused of telling an undercover FBI informant of her plan to attack the New York Capitol building in Albany. (Times Union file) Jessica Bowie at a Home Depot purchasing what federal prosecutors said were components she believed would be used to make a bomb. Bowie is accused of plotting to attack the state Capitol. Jessica Bowie taking photos of the state Capitol on July 21. Federal prosecutors alleged she visited the state Capitol five times between July 21 and Aug.

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Scoop News DeskCentral Park Rose Garden · Published Thursday, August 20, 2026 at 10:58 AM UTCUpdated Friday, August 21, 2026 at 8:06 AM UTC

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Attorney's Office in Albany has scheduled a news conference Thursday to provide information on an alleged thwarted terror attack on the state Capitol ALBANY — A 35-year-old Albany woman has been arrested on federal charges after she allegedly swore allegiance to the terrorist organization ISIS and plotted with three undercover FBI informants to help carry out her plans to attack the state Capitol armed with a gun and a massive explosive device, according to court records.

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