From the looks of it, this one could have been bad — really bad. Cops stopped a car that was in the park after hours in Wilmington, Delaware, in late November, and when the driver refused to exit the vehicle, officers detained him. What they found next was truly scary:
Police searched the Tacoma and found several items inside, including a loaded handgun, extended magazines, body armor, a laptop and binoculars.
They also found a notebook, which allegedly contained notes on warfare techniques, assault plans, and a diagram of the University of Delaware Police Department.
The man, 25-year-old University of Delaware student Luqmaan Khan, turned out to be a University of Delaware student. It gets worse:
According to police, the notebook also mentioned a member of the University of Delaware Police Department by name and included a drawing of the department's building with entry and exit points.
Federal authorities were contacted and searched his home, where they allegedly found a handgun equipped with an illegal "switch" to convert it into a machine gun.
The FBI posted about the apparent near-miss on social media Tuesday evening:
25-Year-Old Delaware Man Charged After Machinegun and Manifesto are Found
— FBI (@FBI) December 2, 2025
According to court documents, on November 24, New Castle County Police Department officers initiated a traffic stop on Luqmaan Khan of Wilmington. During the stop, Khan resisted arrest and was taken into… pic.twitter.com/VogQZ2tUt0
Within the vehicle, officers discovered a firearm, ammunition, and a composition notebook. In the handwritten notebook, Khan discussed additional weapons and firearms, how they could be used in an attack, and how law enforcement detection could be avoided once an attack was carried out.
The news comes after two National Guard troops were shot while patrolling Washington, D.C., in late November, with one tragically succumbing to her injuries and the other left fighting for his life. There have been a number of attempted terror attacks since.
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The Department of Justice issued a statement saying that Khan faces serious charges:
The criminal complaint charges Khan with possessing a machinegun. If convicted of the charge, Khan faces a maximum penalty of 10 years of imprisonment. If Khan is ultimately convicted, a federal district court judge will determine any sentence after taking into account the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines and other statutory factors.
The ongoing investigation is being conducted by the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the New Castle County Police Department. Assistant U.S. Attorneys Samuel S. Frey and Kevin P. Pierce, and Criminal Chief Carly A. Hudson, are prosecuting the case.
Man accused of plotting attack on University of Delaware Police Department https://t.co/y4qCuHO9nT
— FOX 29 (@FOX29philly) December 2, 2025
Not much information has been released about the subject’s background, except that he was a resident of Wilmington. The university was quick to denounce him:
Laura Carlson, University of Delaware's interim president, said in a statement that Luqmaan Khan has been banned from the campus till the investigation is completed.
The University has temporarily separated the student from the University, including a ban from all UD campuses while legal matters are being resolved," the statement read."We have been working closely with law enforcement throughout this matter and are sharing this information with you now that we have been cleared to do so."
It looks like we came close to experiencing another tragic terrorist attack in this country by a seemingly unhinged individual. Great work by the heroes of the New Castle County Police Department, who made sure that didn’t happen.
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