Police Arrest Woman Over New York Capitol Bombing Plot After Allegedly Buying Bomb Supplies In Burqa

August 21, 2026 8:51 AM ET Police arrested an Albany woman who swore loyalty to the terrorist group ISIS as she reached for what she thought was a live bomb meant to level the New York State Capitol.Jessica Bowie, 35, faces a federal charge of attempting to provide material support to a designated foreign terrorist organization, the Justice Department announced Thursday. Agents took her into custody Aug. 19 as she took possession of a device she believed would explode. She appeared in federal court the following day in the Northern District of New York.Bowie plotted the strike between July 16 and Aug. 17, according to the criminal complaint. She scouted the Capitol grounds and photographed the building, which sits less than two miles from her home, telling investigators she wanted to hit w