Task & Purpose A Navy veteran who was the subject of a months-long domestic terrorism investigation allegedly planned on bombing a hospital due to his fears over the government’s response to the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, according to court documents.
Timothy Robert Wilson, 36, died following a March firefight with FBI agents at his home in Belton, Missouri, after law enforcement agents attempted to arrest him on suspicion of plotting an attack against Kansas City-area hospital.
Wilson enlisted in the Navy in July 2002, serving aboard the USS MCCampbell and rising to the rank of culinary specialist 3rd class (E-4) before his separation in February 2006.
His awards included the Navy “E” Ribbon, Good Conduct Medal, National Defense Service Medal, Iraq Campaign Medal, Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, and Coast Guard Special Operations Service Ribbon.
Wilson ended up on the FBI’s radar after communicating with Army Pfc. Jarrett Williams Smith, a 24-year-old Fort Riley soldier charged this past September with sending instructions on how to make bombs triggered by cell phones over social media.A
According to newly-unsealed court documents reviewed by the Kansas City Star, Wilson planned on detonating a vehicle filled with explosives in the parking lot of the Belton Regional Medical Center in Cass County, visiting the site of the planned attack with an undercover FBI agent two days before his death.
