One of the Texas shooters, Elton Simpson, had been prosecuted before by the federal government, for lying to federal officials about his plans to travel to Somalia; he was sentenced to three years' probation and a $500 fine. Here's an excerpt from the
Simpson's Twitter account and past show us the dangerous ingredients needed to bring an individual's call for violence to life: a community of likeminded radicals with virtually no deterrent to their communication; the mandate to act on one's beliefs
WASHINGTON — From 2006 to 2009, long before he would briefly become infamous, Elton Simpson spent many hours sitting in the Kabob Palace, a Phoenix restaurant, earnestly explaining Islam to a Sudanese friend who said he had converted to the faith.
A Phoenix man named Elton Simpson, 30, is suspected of having involvement in the shooting, which unfolded on Sunday evening outside of an event held at the Curtis Culwell Center in Garland, Texas, according to ABC
Report: Elton Simpson played basketball at Yavapai College in Prescott, former coach says. The Prescott Daily Courier. 12:47 PM, May 5, 2015. 3:38 PM, May 5, 2015. prescott | northern arizona. Previous Next. Elton Simpson goes for a basket during a