{"id":2381954,"date":"2024-12-19T13:44:00","date_gmt":"2024-12-19T18:44:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/man-arrested-after-allegedly-coordinating-with-madison-wisconsin-school-shooter\/"},"modified":"2024-12-19T13:45:46","modified_gmt":"2024-12-19T18:45:46","slug":"man-arrested-after-allegedly-coordinating-with-madison-wisconsin-school-shooter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/man-arrested-after-allegedly-coordinating-with-madison-wisconsin-school-shooter\/","title":{"rendered":"Man Arrested After Allegedly Coordinating with Madison, Wisconsin, School Shooter"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fman-arrested-after-allegedly-coordinating-with-madison-wisconsin-school-shooter%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2381954&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>California police \u200bhave detained a 20-year-old man named Alexander\u200c Paffendorf in connection with a shooting incident at Abundant Life Christian School in Madison, Wisconsin, where a 15-year-old girl named Natalie Rupnow killed\u200b two individuals and then herself. The FBI acted after discovering that Paffendorf had been in\u2063 communication with Rupnow and was allegedly plotting \u2063a separate attack on a \u2064government building using\u2063 explosives and firearms. An <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">emergency \u2064gun violence restraining order permitted<\/a> his detention and the confiscation of his firearms, although he has not been formally charged with a crime. Authorities are investigating \u200cthe details of their \u200dcommunications, which \u2062indicated \u2062a potential attack plan. The police operation at Paffendorf&#8217;s home involved a\u2063 significant law enforcement \u2064presence and included the seizure of weapons.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>California police have detained a 20-year-old man amid suspicion that he had communicated with a Wisconsin teen who killed two people at a Christian school this week.<\/p>\n<p>FBI agents took Alexander Paffendorf, of Carlsbad, California, into custody on Wednesday, according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jsonline.com\/story\/news\/2024\/12\/18\/california-man-detained-in-connection-with-madison-school-shooting\/77076797007\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>An emergency gun violence restraining order, which is allowed under California&rsquo;s &ldquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/tennessee-republicans-threaten-to-withhold-millions-from-memphis-for-gun-control-measures-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Tennessee Republicans threaten to withhold millions from Memphis for gun control measures - Washington Examiner\">red flag&#038;rdquo<\/a>; law, was issued, allowing authorities to take Paffendorf into custody and confiscate his guns.<\/p>\n<p>The order said Paffendorf was &ldquo;plotting&rdquo; with Natalie &ldquo;Samantha&rdquo; Rupnow, 15, who shot a student and teacher to death at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/abundant-life-christian-school-teacher-delivers-powerful-message-grieving-community-god-words-us\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Abundant Life Christian School<\/a> in Madison, Wisconsin, on Monday before taking her own life.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">BREAKING: ALEXANDER PAFFENDORF AGE 20 OF CARLSBAD CALIFORNIA WAS TALKING TO MADISON WI SHOOTER ABOUT PLOTTING HIS OWN ATTACK ON GOVERNMENT BUILDINGS. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/QXuakuP0e1\">pic.twitter.com\/QXuakuP0e1<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Chaos Alerts (@ChaosAlertsOnX) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ChaosAlertsOnX\/status\/1869600658707595721?\">December 19, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Six people were wounded in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/bidens-statement-wisconsin-christian-school-shooting-contains-two-major-problems\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/top-republican-leader-slams-marjorie-taylor-greene-a-cancer-for-the-republican-party\/\" title=\"Top Republican Leader Slams Marjorie Taylor Greene: A \u2018Cancer For The Republican Party\u2019\">school shooting<\/a><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Details of whatever plan existed are sketchy, but authorities said an attack on a government building was discussed.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;During an FBI interview, Paffendorf admitted to the FBI agents that he told Rupnow that he would arm himself with explosives and a gun and that he would target a government building,&rdquo; the order said, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbs8.com\/article\/news\/local\/carlsbad-man-detained-for-plotting-mass-shooting-in-wisconsin-school-shooter\/509-fc2891a1-b4dd-496a-8608-314c7d4f4fbd\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">KFMB-TV<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The order did not provide a location or further detail of what building was to be <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wisconsin-christian-school-massacre-suspect-identified-alleged-manifesto-shows-radical-views\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">targeted<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>FBI agents &ldquo;saw the messages from Paffendorf to Rupnow,&rdquo; the order said.<\/p>\n<p>Paffendorf has not been charged with a crime. The order that allowed him to be detained and his guns taken was a civil action.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/BREAKING?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#BREAKING<\/a> : Madison Christian School shooter Natalie Rupnow was in contact with a man who was ALSO plotting to carry out mass shooting at a Goverment building.<\/p>\n<p>He had been messaging <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Wisconsin?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Wisconsin<\/a> shooter <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/NatalieRupnow?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#NatalieRupnow<\/a> about attacking a gov building with a gun and explosives. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/iWWJ3sHtn2\">pic.twitter.com\/iWWJ3sHtn2<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; BLOODYRED (@trumpestfuture) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/trumpestfuture\/status\/1869742471581962349?\">December 19, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Not long after the order was approved Tuesday evening, police descended on Paffendorf&rsquo;s residence.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;They had their full guns out all over the street,&rdquo; neighbor Alex Gallegos said. &ldquo;There were cop cars. I&rsquo;d say about 15 cops here.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Gallegos said police removed a &ldquo;black gun box.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I saw them carrying out the big box,&rdquo; Gallegos said. &ldquo;I didn&rsquo;t see them arrest anybody, but they gave high-fives as it came to an end.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It sounds pretty wild and scary that this could happen so close to home,&rdquo; he said.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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Alexander Paffendorf, from Carlsbad, California, was taken into custody by FBI agents on Wednesday, as reported by the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel. Authorities issued an emergency gun violence restraining order under California&#8217;s &#8220;red flag&#8221; law, enabling them to detain Paffendorf and seize his firearms. The order indicated that he was allegedly &#8220;plotting&#8221; with 15-year-old Natalie &#8220;Samantha&#8221; Rupnow, who killed a student and teacher at the Abundant Life Christian School in Madison, Wisconsin, before taking her own life on Monday. Six people were injured in the shooting incident. While details about any potential plan remain unclear, authorities mentioned discussions regarding an attack on a government building. During an FBI interview, Paffendorf reportedly confessed to telling Rupnow that he intended to arm himself with explosives and target such a building; however, no specific location was disclosed in the order. Although messages between Paffendorf and Rupnow were observed by FBI agents, he has not been charged with any crime yet\u2014the restraining order is considered a civil action. Following the approval of this order Tuesday evening, police arrived at Paffendorf&#8217;s home heavily armed; neighbors reported seeing numerous officers and equipment being removed from his residence<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2381955,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Shooting-Communication.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[36508,47126,39013,35975,35700],"class_list":["post-2381954","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-crime-news","tag-madison-wisconsin","tag-man-arrested","tag-public-safety","tag-school-shooting"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Shooting-Communication.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2381954","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2381954"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2381954\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2381958,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2381954\/revisions\/2381958"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2381955"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2381954"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2381954"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2381954"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}