On Monday, New York Magazine published a 9-page article about last October’s thwarted plot to bomb that targeted members of Garden City's Somali community.
The article paints portraits of the three Southwest Kansas men, Curtis Allen, Patrick Stein and Gavin Wright, who are accused of planning to bomb a Somali mosque and apartment complex. It describes the men's affiliation with a militia group and the men’s motivation for planning the attack.
The article also highlights Garden City’s rich immigration history, the FBI’s investigation into the men’s activities, and the way the police and the Somali community responded after learning about the derailed plot.
The Kansas City Star reported last week that the men’s attorneys filed documents in a Wichita federal court arguing that drawing the jury from the Wichita area would be discriminatory as it “excludes rural and conservative jurors.”