FBI Charges Man With Plotting Anti-LGBTQ Terrorism Spree In Puerto Rico And With Possession Of Child Porn

Via Justice Department press release:

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) San Juan Field Office announced today the arrest of Robinson De La Cruz Hilario (DE LA CRUZ), following an investigation that uncovered repeated online threats of mass violence targeting the LGBTQ community, as well as the receipt and possession of illegal child exploitation material.

According to the criminal complaint and supporting affidavit filed in the United States District Court for the District of Puerto Rico, DE LA CRUZ engaged in a pattern of alarming online activity between 2024 and 2026.

Investigators identified multiple public social media posts in which DE LA CRUZ expressed admiration for past mass shooters, made violent anti LGBTQ statements, and referenced carrying out a future attack.

In February 2026, the FBI received a referral indicating that DE LA CRUZ had shared a “tactical” map suggesting preparations for a potential mass casualty event.

Agents later executed federal search warrants on DE LA CRUZ’s online accounts and residence. Evidence recovered included communications transmitted through interstate networks in which DE LA CRUZ explicitly threatened acts of violence.

During the execution of a federal search warrant on June 24, 2026, agents also recovered electronic media containing illegal images and videos involving minors alleged to constitute child sexual abuse material and obscene visual representations of the sexual abuse of children.

The affidavit states that investigators identified both real and AI generated visual depictions prohibited under federal law. DE LA CRUZ admitted during an interview to operating the accounts involved and acknowledged that some of his posts could be interpreted as threats.

DE LA CRUZ was taken into federal custody on June 24, 2026. The case is being prosecuted by the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Puerto Rico and is being investigated by the FBI San Juan Counterterrorism Squad.

The Jewish News Service reports: 

According to the affidavit, the FBI’s San Juan Field Office received a tip in February that De La Cruz was planning a “mass shooting event” and had shared a “tactical” map of a gay-friendly bar in the San Juan metropolitan area.

Investigators also identified numerous public social media posts praising Omar Mateen, who killed 49 people in the 2016 mass shooting at Pulse, a gay nightclub in Orlando, Fla., before being killed by police. During the attack, Mateen pledged allegiance to ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi.

The complaint also alleges that on June 8, De La Cruz posted images of patches, some associated with neo-Nazi groups, alongside messages including, “Let’s burn the LGBTQ community to the ground hunting season is on” and “Let’s kill every single person in the LGBTQ community in Puerto Rico.”

Federal authorities said De La Cruz posted a selfie holding “a Glock handgun.” During an interview, he admitted to operating the social media accounts and making “posts that were targeted towards the LGBTQ community and the Jewish community.”

Note: The second link is a right wing outlet.

A Puerto Rican man, Robinson De La Cruz Hilario, created a “tactical map” to commit a mass shooting at a local gay bar. He allegedly wrote online that “Omar Mateen is and always will be a hero.” Authorities say he believed the LGBTQ community was “destroying traditional…

— Seamus Hughes (@SeamusHughes) June 26, 2026

Durante la investigación contra Robinson de La Cruz Hilario, los agentes también ocuparon material de explotación infantil | https://t.co/LIKGXjW61A

— El Nuevo Día (@ElNuevoDia) June 27, 2026

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