Queens DA paralegal accused of plot to blow up migrant shelter because of the noise

Saturday, September 28, 2024
ELMHURST, Queens (WABC) -- A paralegal for the Queens District Attorney's Office could be going to prison - accused of a plot to blow up a migrant shelter.

Police say Derek Klever, 27, threatened to blow up the Kamway Lodge in Elmhurst because of the noise. A complaint said he was fed up with migrants 'having a party at 8 in the morning.'

A search of Klever's home nearby turned up evidence he was building a device that combined fireworks and nails.

Klever was arraigned and pleaded not guilty on charges of making a terroristic threat, and criminal possession of a weapon.



He has been fired.

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