Assistant high school principal and brother allegedly planned violence against ICE agents: police

A precocious schoolhouse adjunct main successful Virginia and his member are accused of threatening unit against ICE agents and section constabulary officers.

According to tribunal documents, an off-duty Norfolk Police Department serviceman overheard John Bennett and Mark Bennett astatine a Virginia Beach edifice discussing the alleged threats, saying they "needed to bash thing about" ICE agents "kidnapping individuals," according to WVEC. John Bennett is the adjunct main astatine Kempsville High School successful Virginia Beach.

The off-duty constabulary serviceman allegedly overheard the 2 brothers portion eating astatine a Pho edifice connected Nov. 15. 

According to the transgression complaint, Mark Bennett said helium was readying connected flying to Las Vegas wherever he'd conscionable with "like-minded individuals" and travel backmost with "enforcement ideas and plans."

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John Bennett is the adjunct main astatine Kempsville High School. (Virginia Beach Sheriff's Office/Kempsville High School)

The 2 brothers were charged with conspiracy to perpetrate malicious wounding.

Mark Bennett besides said helium precocious bought an battle firearm arsenic it tin occurrence rounds that would pierce done assemblage armor, past said helium wanted to "go hunting," according to prosecutors.

Mark Bennett allegedly said helium bought the battle firearm due to the fact that "it utilizes the explosive rounds that are needed to penetrate the vests," according to WTKR.

John Bennett allegedly expressed enactment of Mark's ideas and was funny successful going to Las Vegas arsenic well.

Virginia Beach City Public Schools told the quality outlet that John Bennett is employed astatine the schoolhouse district, wherever helium has worked since 2009. While the schoolhouse territory wouldn't remark connected the allegations, a spokesperson said helium is connected permission from Kempsville High School.

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John Bennett was arrested aft allegedly readying unit connected ICE agents. (Virginia Beach Sheriff's Office)

Attorneys for the suspects said Mark Bennett went to Las Vegas for a Formula 1 race, wherever helium met up with his 2 sons. The defence attorneys said Mark Bennett was arrested astatine the Norfolk International Airport. 

Virginia Beach Police Chief Paul W. Neudigate called the allegations "incredibly alarming."

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Mark Bennett allegedly discussed a program to onslaught ICE agents. (Virginia Beach Sheriff's Office)

"We are grateful this accusation was brought to our attention. VBPD was capable to enactment with assorted instrumentality enforcement agencies to measure the credibility of the information, starring to today’s arrests, ensuring the information of some our instrumentality enforcement assemblage and the nationalist astatine large," Neudigate said.

The Bennett brothers were granted bond, but can't speech to each other, cannot person guns, and indispensable enactment astatine their location with a GPS tracker.

Fox News Digital has reached retired to Bennett's attorneys and Virginia Beach City Public Schools for comment.